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D efen d an t s - A p p el l ees, a nd F E DE R AT E D I ND I AN S OF GR AT ON R AN C HE R I A, Int erveno r - A pp el l ee .

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s ta n d in g . W e a f f i rm . W e r e vi e w de novo adi s tr i c tc ourt ’ s de t e rm i na t i on tha tapa rtyl a c ks s ta n d in g , th o u g h w e r e v ie w th e u n d e r ly in g f a c tu a l d e te rm in a tio n s f

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c o n s titu tio n a l s ta n d in g . L u ja n v . D e fe n de rs o f W ildlife , 5 0 4 U . S. 5 5 5 , 5 6 0

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a vor abl e de c i s i on. I d. ( i nt e rna l quot a t i on m a rks , f ootnot e , a nd c i t a t i ons om i tt e d) ( a l t e r a t i ons a nd om i ss i on s i n o ri gi nal ). “ A tthe pl ea di ng st age, ” a s i n thi s c as e, “ generalfa ctual al l egat i on s of i nj ury r es ul t i ng fr om the defendant ’ s c on du ctm aysuff i ce . ” I d. at 561. S T O P ’s c o m p la in t a lle g e s av a r ie tyo f p o te n tia l e c o n o m ic , e n v ir o n m e n ta l, a nd qua l i tyof

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s ta te la w is n o t ac o n c r e te in ju ryin a n do f

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P e t a l um a , S e ba s t opol , a nd 1 C lo v e r d a le f

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is G R A N T E D . 6 T he r e m a i nde rof

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j u ry i n th e t ech n i cal sen se an dd o es n o tco n fer st an d i n g . W e al so r e m i nd S T O P tha ti ti s the s e tt l e d l a w of thi s c i r c ui ttha tonl ys t a t e s ha ve s t a ndi ng to b r in g T e n th A m e n d m e n t c la im s . Se e O r egon v . L egal Se rvs . C or

p. , 552 F . 3d 96 5, 97 2 (9th C i r. 20 09 ). 1

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