Humboldt County v. United States

684 F.2d 1276 18 ERC 1273 , 12 Envtl. L. Rep. 21 ,121 HUMBOLDT COUNTY, a Political Subdivision of the State of Nevada, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America; Department of Interior; Bureau of Land Management; Secretary of the Department of Interior; Winnemucca District Manager, Bureau of Land Management; State Director-Nevada, Bureau of Land Management; Director Bureau of Land Management; and Chief, Division of Resources, Bureau of Land Management, Defendants-Appellees. No. 80-4419. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Jan. 13, 1982. Decided Aug. 24, 1982. Julian C. Smith, Jr., Carson City, Nev., argued for Humboldt County; Smith & Gamble, Ltd., Carson City, Nev., on brief. James G. Watt, Mountain States Legal Foundation, Denver, Colo., on brief, for amicus curiae. James C. Kilbourn, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., argued for defendants-appellees; Shirley Smith, Asst. U. S. Atty., Reno, Nev., Dirk D. Snel, Atty., Washington, D. C., on brief. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada. Before BROWNING, Chief Judge; SKOPIL, and NORRIS, Circuit Judges. SKOPIL, Circuit Judge: INTRODUCTION 1 Humboldt County…