Pueblo of Jemez v. United States of America

Filing 399

Final JUDGMENT by District Judge James O. Browning. (cab)

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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. ________________________________ 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 -2- 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 -3-

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