Harding County, SD v. Ron Frithiof

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 08-1540 ___________ Harding County, South Dakota, et al., * * Plaintiffs - Appellants, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * District of South Dakota. Ron Frithiof, et al., * * Defendants - Appellees. * ___________ Submitted: February 12, 2009 Filed: August 6, 2009 ___________ Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, MELLOY and BENTON, Circuit Judges. ___________ LOKEN, Chief Judge. Harding County, South Dakota, is home to many valuable fossils. In June 1998, fossil hunter Mark Eatman found fossilized remains of…