United States v. Missouri River Breaks Hunt Club

641 F.2d 689 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MISSOURI RIVER BREAKS HUNT CLUB, Dr. George LeTellier, Dr. George Gates, Albert Nelson, T. A. Haugen, John Otten and Russell Dunnington, Defendants-Appellants. No. 78-1736. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 22, 1980. Decided March 9, 1981. Robert L. Johnson, Lewistown, Mont., for defendants-appellants. Robert O'Leary, U. S. Atty., R. E. Murray, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Butte, Mont., for plaintiff-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana, Great Falls Division. Before CHOY and FERGUSON, Circuit Judges, and BARTELS, * District Judge. CHOY, Circuit Judge: 1 The United States brought suit to enjoin Missouri River Breaks Hunt Club from trespassing on federal land and to collect damages for the unauthorized use of the land. The district court granted injunctive relief in favor of the United States and the Club appeals. We agree with the district court for the reasons hereinafter stated and affirm the judgment. I. Facts 2 Missouri River Breaks Hunt Club (the Club) has maintained three cabins on the Charles M. Russell Game Range since 1947. The land on which the…