King County v. John Rasmussen

299 F.3d 1077 KING COUNTY, a political subdivision of the State of Washington, Plaintiff-counter-defendant-Appellee, v. John RASMUSSEN; Nancy Rasmussen, husband and wife, and their marital community, Defendants-counter-claimants-Appellants. No. 01-35610. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 13, 2002. Filed August 9, 2002. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED J. Jarrette Sandlin, Sandlin Law Firm, Zillah, WA, for the defendants-counter-plaintiffs-appellants. Howard P. Schneiderman and Scott Johnson, King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, Seattle, WA, for the plaintiff-counter-defendant-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington; Barbara J. Rothstein, Chief District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-00-01637-BJR. Before B. FLETCHER and GOULD, Circuit Judges, and MURGUIA, District Judge. 1 OPINION BETTY B. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge. 1 This case arises from a dispute over a 100-foot-wide strip of land running along a portion of the eastern shore of Lake Sammamish in King County, Washington, that was formerly used as part of a railway corridor. King County filed suit against the Rasmussens to quiet title over…