Citizens for a Suitable Highway Cascade Geographic Society Michael P. Jones v. Donald E. Forbes Wilder Construction Co., Inc.

46 F.3d 1139 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. CITIZENS FOR A SUITABLE HIGHWAY; Cascade Geographic Society; Michael P. Jones, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Donald E. FORBES; Wilder Construction Co., Inc., Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-35267. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Jan. 10, 1995. Decided Jan. 20, 1995. 1 Before: PREGERSON, TROTT, Circuit Judges, and FITZGERALD, * District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Plaintiffs-Appellants Citizens for a Suitable Highway, a non-profit corporation, Cascade Geographic Society, also a non-profit corporation, and Michael P. Jones, a resident of Oregon, ("Citizens") appeal the district court's order denying their petition for attorneys' fees in their suit against Donald E. Forbes, Director of the Oregon Department of Transportation, and Wilder Construction Company, Inc. ("ODOT"). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 . We affirm. BACKGROUND 4 In early 1987, the Oregon Department of…