Montanore Minerals Corp. v. Bakie, No. 15-35707 (9th Cir. 2017)
Annotate this CaseThe Ninth Circuit held that the district court abused its discretion by not staying this federal case in deference to pending state court proceedings under Colo. River Water Conservation Dist. v. United States, 424 U.S. 800, 817-19 (1976). Accordingly, the panel reversed the district court's condemnation order, and remanded for the district court to stay the proceedings. On cross-appeal, the panel affirmed the district court's decision to deny Montanore's motion to determine the validity of the Subject Claims.
Court Description: Colorado River Doctrine The panel held that the district court abused its discretion by not staying this federal case in deference to pending state court proceedings under Colo. River Water Conservation Dist. v. United States, 424 U.S. 800, 817-19 (1976); reversed the district court’s order condemning for Montanore Minerals Corp.’s public use easements and rights of way through four unpatented mining claims; remanded for the district court to stay the proceedings; and on cross-appeal, affirmed the district court’s denial of Montanore’s motion to determine the validity of the mining claims.
The court issued a subsequent related opinion or order on October 18, 2017.
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