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Nature of Suit Code: 230
Nature of Suit: Rent, Lease, Ejectment
Cause of Action: 28:1345 Property Ejectment

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v.

HELLMUT LAUE; THEODORE BOLLINGER;

JAMES ANDREW DAVIS; RALPH CALVO,

Defendants.

CIV F-98-5400-REC

REVISED WRIT OF EJECTMENT

AGAINST DEFENDANTS, AND

ORDER FOR DISPOSITION OF

ABANDONED PROPERTY

Pursuant to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth

Circuit affirmance of the Order Granting United States' Motion For

Partial Summary Judgment Against Helmut Laue, and related orders

against defendants Bollinger, Calvo and Davis, and based upon the

findings and conclusions set forth in those orders, the following is

ordered with respect to public lands (hereafter referred to as

"subject lands") located in Section 6, Township 4 South, Range 17

East; Section 31, Township 3 South, Range 17 East; and Section 36,

Township 3 South, Range 16 East, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian,

Mariposa County, California, on unpatented mill sites and mining

claims identified by the following names and numbers:

CAMC 154656, New Benton Mills (expired);

CAMC 277353, New Benton Mills (replacing the earlier numbered 

 mill site);

CAMC 114620, Maybe Baby;

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CAMC 112066, Wheeler Gulch;

CAMC 112067, El Toyon; and

CAMC 102479, Emigrant 2 (defendant Bollinger's):

1. Defendants Helmut Laue, Teddy Bollinger, Ralph Calvo and James

Andrew Davis, and all those acting in concert with them, shall

cease residing on the subject lands within 120 days of entry of

this order of this Court;

2. Within 120 days of entry of this order of this Court,

defendants Laue, Bollinger, Calvo and Davis, and all those

acting in concert with them, shall remove from the subject

lands all buildings, structures, equipment, vehicles, debris,

junk and any other personal property;

3. All property not so removed within 120 days of entry of this

order of this Court shall become the property of the United

States and its agencies; and the United States and its agencies

are hereby permitted to take possession of all buildings,

structures, equipment, vehicles, debris, junk and any other

personal property not removed by defendants from the subject

lands, or redeposited on other federal lands by them, and to

dispose of all such property without further order of the

Court, notice, administrative actions, or accounting. 

Defendants are ordered not to interfere with the disposition by

the United States of the property not removed by them;

4. A writ of ejectment is hereby issued pursuant to which officers

of the United States, including United States Department of the

Interior, Bureau of Land Management law enforcement officials,

with the assistance of local law enforcement, may physically

remove defendants and other unauthorized persons acting in

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concert with them from the subject lands if defendants fail to

cease residing on the subject lands within the time ordered by

the Court above; or if defendants again reside on the subject

lands without first obtaining written approval from BLM

pursuant to BLM's regulations, 43 C.F.R. Subpart 3715 and

Subpart 3809;

5. Defendants Laue, Bollinger, Calvo and Davis, and all those

acting in concert with them, are enjoined from occupying,

using, or maintaining any personal property or equipment on,

any BLM or federal lands, including the subject lands, without

first obtaining written approval from BLM or the appropriate

federal agency;

6. Current BLM regulations authorize defendants and all other

members of the general public to camp on BLM land for a total

of 14 days out of any 90 day period. Except for the 14 days of

camping authorized by current regulations, defendants shall not

maintain any personal property relating to camping on any BLM

land, including the subject lands, until the next 90 day period

commences.

7. BLM regulations, as they may be amended from time to time,

relating to the use and occupancy of mining claims, apply to

all defendants, who are to comply with those regulations in

seeking any future authorization from BLM for occupancy or use

of BLM lands under the mining laws. If defendants are not

satisfied with the decision of BLM regarding a proposed use and

occupancy of any BLM lands, they shall not occupy or use any

BLM lands until such time as they have exhausted their

administrative remedies with the Interior Board of Land Appeals

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(IBLA), and until a court with jurisdiction has reviewed BLM's

decision regarding defendants' proposed use and occupancy and

has ordered any modification to BLM's decision.

8. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that remaining claims in both the abovecaptioned case and United States v. Laue (LAUE I), CV-F-94-5970

are dismissed as moot, making this the final order disposing of

all claims in this matter.

9. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk shall enter judgment in

accordance with this Order in favor of plaintiff and against

defendants.

10. This Court retains jurisdiction to enter such supplemental

orders as may be necessary to effect the removal of defendants

and their property from the subject land pursuant to this

REVISED WRIT OF EJECTMENT AGAINST DEFENDANTS, AND ORDER FOR

DISPOSITION OF ABANDONED PROPERTY, and to enforce this REVISED

WRIT OF EJECTMENT AGAINST DEFENDANTS, AND ORDER FOR DISPOSITION

OF ABANDONED PROPERTY.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 15, 2006 /s/ Robert E. Coyle 

668554 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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