Sauer

Sauer v. United States

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234 F. App'x 587
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJune 13, 2007No. 05-15946California325 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

*588 MEMORANDUM **

Chuck and Sandra Sauer appeal pro se from the district court’s summary judgment for the United States in their action alleging the Forest Service’s decision to deny them residential occupancy of an unpatented mining claim located on National Forest System lands violated the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”), 5 U.S.C. §§ 701-06 . We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo, Clouser v. Espy, 42 F.3d 1522, 1527 (9th Cir. 1994), and we affirm.

The district court properly granted summary judgment in favor of the United States on the Sauers’ APA claim, because the final agency decision shows a thorough consideration of evidence regarding the nature of the Sauers’ occupancy of the property, and does not betray a clear error in judgment. See id. at 1537 (describing the arbitrary and capricious standard applicable to the review of Forest Service determinations). Moreover, the record shows that at the time of the agency determination, the Sauers had not obtained agency approval of a Plan of Operations required for residential occupancy of a mining claim under Forest Service Regulations. See 36 C.F.R. §§ 261.10 (b), 228.4; see also United States v.…

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