League To Save Lake Tahoe v. B.J.K. Corporation

547 F.2d 1072 LEAGUE TO SAVE LAKE TAHOE, a non-profit corporation, James L. Porter, Jr., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. B.J.K. CORPORATION, a Nevada Corporation and County of Washoe, a political subdivision of the State of Nevada, Defendants-Appellees. No. 75-2516. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Dec. 8, 1976. Rehearing En Banc Denied March 3, 1977. Coleman A. Blease (argued), of Karlton, Blease & Vanderlaan, Sacramento, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants. Paul A. Bible (argued), of McDonald, Carano, Wilson, Bergin & Bible, Reno, Nev., Larry D. Lessly, Deputy Dist. Atty. (argued), of Reno, Nev., for defendants-appellees. Before MERRILL and HUFSTEDLER, Circuit Judges, and KING, * District Judge. HUFSTEDLER, Circuit Judge: 1 This appeal is a sequel to League to Save Lake Tahoe v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (9th Cir. 1974) 507 F.2d 517 . The issue is whether this suit arising under the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency's ("TRPA") Land Use Ordinance raises a federal question permitting the League to invoke federal question jurisdiction. The district court dismissed the suit for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. We reverse because the suit raises serious issues that…