United States v. Kerry Johansen

No. 95-3996 United States of America, * * Appellee, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * District of North Dakota. Kerry Johansen, Michael * Johansen, * * Appellants. * Submitted: June 11, 1996 Filed: August 19, 1996 Before BEAM and HEANEY, Circuit Judges, and BOGUE,* District Judge. HEANEY, Circuit Judge. In the early 1960s, the federal government purchased easements on the farmland tracts of Kerry Johansen and Michael Johansen (the Johansens) for the maintenance of waterfowl production areas. After two unusually wet years in North Dakota, the Johansens requested…