Skoko v. Andrus

638 F.2d 1154 Stan SKOKO, Thomas Telford and Robert Schumacher, Board of County Commissioners, on behalf of Clackamas County, Oregon, a Political Subdivision of the State of Oregon, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Cecil D. ANDRUS (successor to Thomas Kleppe), Secretary of the Interior of the United States, and W. Michael Blumenthal (successor to William Simon), Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, Defendants-Appellees, and Jeanette Simerville, Larry Callahan and Dale D. Schrock, Board of County Commissioners, on behalf of Benton County, Oregon, et al., Intervenor- Defendants-Appellees. No. 76-3722. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. March 9, 1979. Certiorari Denied Oct. 29, 1979. See 100 S.Ct. 266 . Donald C. Walker (argued), Portland, Or., Kenneth E. Shetterly, Dallas, Or., for plaintiffs-appellants. John R. Faust, Jr., Portland, Or., Charles E. Biblowit (argued), Washington, D. C., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. Before DUNIWAY and CHOY, Circuit Judges, and GRANT, * District Judge. DUNIWAY, Circuit Judge: 1 There is no merit in this appeal. 2 Between 1866 and 1870, Congress granted almost…