Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

Jim Grandjean

Jim Grandjean died yesterday in Arizona, where he’d practiced law after leaving Alaska.   He was 68. 
Grandjean worked for Alaska Legal Services in its early years, including as Director of Litigation in the mid-1970’s, when Loyette Goodell and Frank Flavin were the Executive Directors. He was part of the first generation of ALSC attorneys, who included John Hedland, Saul […]

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

DAlaska: Abandonment of Mining Claims

A miner challenged BLM’s “abandonment” of his claims for failure to timely file annual paperwork.  Judge John Sedwick has now granted the agency’s motion to dismiss, holding that the District Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction of the damages claim over $10,000; the absence of a state actor precludes a Section 1983 claim; and “abandonment” under […]