Pueblo of Jemez v. United States of America
Filing
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Final JUDGMENT by District Judge James O. Browning. (cab)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO
PUEBLO OF JEMEZ, a federally recognized
Indian Tribe,
Plaintiff,
vs.
No. CIV 12-0800 JB\JHR
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Defendant,
and
NEW MEXICO GAS COMPANY,
Defendant-in-Intervention.
FINAL JUDGMENT
THIS MATTER comes before the Court on the Court’s Sealed Memorandum Opinion,
Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Order, filed August 31, 2019 (Doc. 398). In the Sealed
Memorandum Opinion, Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Order, the Court: (i) concludes
that Plaintiff Pueblo of Jemez does not have the exclusive right to use, occupy, and possess the
lands that encompass the Valles Caldera National Preserve; (ii) quiets title to the Valles Caldera
National Preserve in Defendant United States of America; (iii) dismisses the case with prejudice;
and (iv) directs the parties to D.N.M.LR-Civ. 54, should they seek to recover any attorney’s fees
and costs. See Sealed Memorandum Opinion, Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Order
at 498. Having disposed of all claims and parties before the Court in this case, the Court now
enters Final Judgment.
IT IS ORDERED that: (i) the case is dismissed with prejudice; and (ii) Final Judgment is
entered.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Counsel:
Frederick R. Petti
Petti and Briones, PLLC
Scottsdale, Arizona
--and-Thomas E. Luebben, Jr.
Law Offices of Thomas E. Luebben
Sandia Park, New Mexico
--and-Randolph H. Barnhouse
Kelli J Keegan
Justin J. Solimon
Christina S. West
Karl E. Johnson
Veronique Richardson
Dianna Kicking Woman
Tierra Marks
Michelle T Miano
Barnhouse Keegan Solimon & West LLP
Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, New Mexico
Attorneys for the Plaintiff
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Jeffrey Wood
Acting Assistant Attorney General
Peter K. Dykema
Matthew Marinelli
Jacqueline M. Leonard
Amarveer Brar
Kenneth Rooney
Kristofor R. Swanson
Natural Resources Section
Environment & Natural Resources Division
United States Department of Justice
Washington, D.C.
Attorneys for Defendant United States of America
Kirk R. Allen
Elizabeth Reitzel
Miller Stratvert P.A.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Attorneys for the Intervenor Defendant
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