Fitzgerald Living Trust v. U.S.
460 F.3d 1259 (9th Cir. 2006)
The Fitzgeralds, who own property in Arizona that is completely surrounded by the Sitgreaves National Forest, filed suit under the Quiet Title Act[1] and the Administrative Procedure Act[2] (APA), alleging they held preexisting access rights not subject to the Federal... {Continue reading}

Hale v. Norton
No. 03-36032, 2007 WL 315338 (9th Cir. 2007)
Alaska landowners (the Hales) sued for an injunction to compel the National Park Service (NPS) to allow bulldozer access, via a government road, to their inholding within the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve (Park). The Hales argued the... {Continue reading}

Skranak v. Castaneda
425 F.3d 1213 (9th Cir. 2005)
The Ninth Circuit consolidated two appeals of unconditional use permit denials to owners of patented mining claims within Kootenai National Forest (KNF). The issue before the Ninth Circuit was whether the owners were properly denied access by the United States... {Continue reading}