ELR Citation: ELR 21545
No(s). 96-36179 (9th Cir. Aug 20, 1998)

The court holds that the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) applies to a mining claim contest proceeding concerning the validity of miners' mining and milling site claims in the Payette National Forest. The court first holds that the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. §554, governs the mining c...