United States v. Wayne D. Klump, and Luther Wallace Klump

21 F.3d 1117 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Wayne D. KLUMP, Defendant, and Luther Wallace Klump, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-16728. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 5, 1994. * Decided April 12, 1994. Before: POOLE, BEEZER, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Luther Wallace Klump appeals pro se the district court's summary judgment for the United States in the government's action to quiet title to approximately 60,000 acres of land in Arizona. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 . We review de novo, see Darring v. Kincheloe, 783 F.2d 874, 876 (9th Cir.1986), and affirm. 3 Klump contends the district court erred because the United States Constitution forbids the federal government from owning land. The power of the federal government to own land, however, is set forth in the Property Clause of the Constitution. See U.S. Const. art. IV, Sec. 3, cl. 2…