Joe R. Ward Rhonda J. Ward v. United States Department of Interior Bureau of Land Management

26 F.3d 136 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Joe R. WARD; Rhonda J. Ward, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR; Bureau of Land Management, Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-35939. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 24, 1994. * Decided May 27, 1994. As Amended on Denial of Rehearing Aug. 18, 1994. Before: HUG, D.W. NELSON, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Joe R. and Rhonda J. Ward appeal pro se the magistrate judge's denial of their motion for a temporary restraining order ("TRO"). The Wards sought to stop the Bureau of Land Management ("BLM") from entering their property to search for evidence that the Wards had removed trees from the land in violation of a scenic easement acquired by the government pursuant to the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, 16 U.S.C. Secs. 1271-87 . We transfer this matter to the district court for further action. 3 "The power of federal magistrates is limited by 28 U.S.C. Sec.…