Hermens v. United States

86 F.3d 1162 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Stanley HERMENS; Tan Hermens, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America; Bureau of Land Management, an Agency of the United States Department of the Interior; Bruce Babbitt, Secretary of the Interior; Cy Jamison, Director of the Bureau of Land Management; Dean Bibles, Director of the Bureau of Land Management for the State of Oregon; Harris R. Cosgriffe, Central Oregon Area BLM District Manager, Defendants-Appellees. No. 95-35015. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 10, 1996. Decided June 3, 1996. Before: GOODWIN, SKOPIL, and SCHROEDER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Stanley and Tan Hermens filed this quiet title action against the United States seeking a declaration that an easement held by the government over Rudio Creek Road does not include public access. The United States counterclaimed with its own quiet title action, claiming that the easement does include…