In re Pegasus Gold Corp.

394 F.3d 1189 In re PEGASUS GOLD CORPORATION, et al., Debtor. The State of Montana; The State of Montana Department of Environmental Quality; The State of Montana Department of Administration, Risk Management Division; The Attorney General of the State of Montana; and Spectrum Engineering, Inc., Appellants, v. Harrison J. Goldin, in his capacity as liquidating trustee for the Pegasus Gold Corporation Liquidating Trust; and Reclamation Services Corporation, Appellees. No. 03-15958. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted November 5, 2004. Filed January 11, 2005. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Brian M. Morris (argued), Office of the Montana Attorney General, Helena, MT, for the appellants. Michael P. Richman (argued), Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, LLP, New York, NY, and Edmond "Buddy" Miller (briefed), Downey, Brand, LLP, Reno, NV, for the appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada; David Warner Hagen, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-02-00255-DWH. Before: RYMER and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges, and BREWSTER, * Senior District Judge. MICHAEL DALY HAWKINS, Circuit Judge: 1 We must decide difficult questions regarding…