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IN THE UNITED STATES D ISTRICT CO URT

D ISTRICT 0 F N EVADA
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UN ITED STA TES 0 F A M ERICA,

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Case N0.CV 2:12-cv-00804-LDG-GW F

PIaintlff,

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ANSW ER T0 C0 M PLAINT

C LIV EN BU ND Y
Defendant.

ThisAnsweristimely filed:
Com e: N 0 W .Ctiven D.Bundy,Pro ,
$T,and resm ndsto the allegations sd forth in the
matternnmed herein aim e asfollows:

1. W hh resw ctto !-1 in the ComplsintI can c ither nmrm nor deny atthis time the
assertionstIX't'
eiIL

2. With resm ctto !-2 in the Complnintldo ndnu'

ttberewu sucha eqqewitllthe allegM
legalcaption United &a/8# K Cliven #&pJp,No.CV-S-98-531-JBR (RJ.
II(Btmdvh in oraImIZt
the yearalleged. However,Ido hereby deny any arvlallallegationsofviolating any such Order
com lng outofthatproceeding orY ing in Trespassanm here by the illegalnmm'ng ofcattle for

tlle follow ing reasons;Thethen entke aute rhy clm'med by PlnlntiF attbattime waspm slmntto

tlle EndangeredS#:;/:,
Attt# 1973(ESA 16U.S.C.j 1531etse,q.lestablishing tlx so called
O esert Tortoise'' of Seuthem New dn %itllreatened nnd endangered'' pursunnt to said Act.

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However,the particularY esertTortoise''they used wasneverproven to meetthe criteriaofthe

Actwherein the critterlhad to lx engaged in Gfore'

lgn commerce''purmlnntto the orkinatmg
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Treaties,seeth- x dionsoftheActwhich statein part&sfonows:

(a)F/?)#/J?::
The tltwgr8r Iltldsand Jpc/ar:,that-

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'peciesp///#,wlldllle,andplants/?lthet//#/:#Statenhave'Oprendered

px//'
/x/asa 't)/?> 4&,JY, otO t/ptlm/cgroyh and #,- //##?:?# untempnred :# adeqllate

ctwc4'rpand:qz?>r#!l/t)p,'
(2)other.J):tnp:ot//:/?,wlldllln,andplants'ap'
:beenso*:/:*#lt1J?p/l?::?zthatthey

az'
: in #:4::/.olt)rthreatened w#/?xtlctlYn;

(3)//?:J:speciesp/fish,F//J/#:,and#/ap/:areol:J/?2/2,ecologica:#&'al/5pJ4

hintcrinal,rncretional,and,:/:/7/#/:valuetotheSal/bpand/1.
:qeople;
(4)?/?:UnitedSlale hasJ#,J#L.#lb8Ilasasovereignstateinthemternational
't= /p&/lJ?.y'lJ connerveto //* extentpracticable//?: varliw.
@ :c/p4 otllbh /?'wildllYeand
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la/lgv :# SpeciesotWild Fauna and
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t/tW nteps a, may & appropriate to achieve the purposes t# the /J'
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conventions>/torth/'
/?subsedion(a)5/this>:l/tw.
M d then a finnldefmion ofwhatthe crhterneedsto lx engage 111;

(9)T/leterm 'foreigncommerce''includes,twlop;otherl/#pJ#,anylrap.
a:l///?..(A)::/e :??personsF///N??one/4e /:/7tolmtry;
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(D),/e ,ppersonswithin1//,UnitedStates,e pr:the#:/?andF##///:lh4pp4//4pare
moving in any '
twp/z.y orctwnli/:,outelte 1/1: United & al:4.

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Moro ver,I% veoperatpdundertheauthorityin NRS 321.596-599 etseq(efectiveJuly

1,1979)wherein theSovereign StateofNevndnbyand throlehitsLegislaturelaid claim tothe

lnndqin question inthe Bundv lmatterand the IM ILSnsmed in tbism nding matter. 'fhe Stateof
Nevada laid claim to allIandswithin itsM rdersretroactively to hscoming into the Union. This
sovereign actofthe People ofthe State ofNevada through itslegislative and N BCZ m wersims

neverIxenproN rly adjudicated in aCourtofproperjuril idiolzsmeaningthatamatterofsuch

magnitudedealing with two Sovereignl tlx Unhed Statesandtbe State ofNevadawould 1laveto

lx lleard asa mattertmderthe OriginalJurisdiction Doctline N fore the United States Supreme
Court The only attemptsoftrying to lodge aholding on theownership ofthepublic domain bas

% en by wrongfulstipulation ofthe Nevada Attorney Generallxfore this very courtin Unlled

Sla/g, M Wve f/&/llz This very Courtwisely recogmz
'ed in the dicta ofits Ordertbattlu,ad

preventedtlx meritsofthatcaseproceedingon forprom radjudicatioa

The NevndnLaw,NRS 32l.596-599 et,:4,isstillad ive 1aw within tite State ofNevndn
and hasnever Y n repealed by the State ofNevada. n ereforesIhave om rated overthe years
um n the reliance ofthisNew da Law and the doctrine ofnecessity to proted my comnmn law
rightsofmy livelihood. It1x111g wellsettled tbatthere is no generalfedem lcommnn law,J'ust

lx'
cnn- aStateAttorney Generaleledsnotto enfom ea law oftu tstate doesnotforcemeto not
om rate to protectmy prom rty under that state authority and rely um n thatu me law in good
fahhuntilm y stater

it.

In addhiow ifthe critter,the Tortoise,did notmeetthe criterietsetforth in the ESA then

theentireproceedingsto take my property ordeny me accessto my ednhlished waterng
*btsand

vocation was done withoutany jmisdiction from the lxginning and everything and acts of

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enforcementtbatflowed om tbosedecisionswere witholztauthority andw erefruitofthe m ison

tree from theG ginning.

3. W hhresped to !-3intheComplaintIdenytheallegationsfortlx qnmereasonsx.tforth

11. 1nahwein!-2inthisAnswer.
4. W ith resped to !..4 in the Comphlnt Ican neither nm rm nor deny atthistime the
assertionstherein.

5. W kh respectto 5-5 in the Complaint l can neite rnmrm nordeny attitts ti= the
assertionstherein.

6. W hhresw d to !-6intheComplaintldo nottqertanopinionatthistimetheassertions

therein.

7. W ithrespectto -7intheComplaintIdeny theallegationsforthemqmer nssetf0%

hereinahwe111:-2 inthisArkswer.
8. W hhresped to!-8intheComplmn
'tIdenytheallegationsforthe>mer- qnnssetforth
hereinalm e1 11-2inthisAnRwer.
9. W kh rem t to 1-9 in the ComplaintIcan neiter amrm nor deny atthis time te
ateNnnstherehx

10.W khresw ctto!-10 intheComplaintlafflrm then- rtmlnmtIwXIG

11.W ithresm ctto !-11intheComplaint1atrlrm theaxertainstherein.

12.W hhres- tto!-12 intheComphintIdenytheallegationsforthemmereasonssetforth
hereinalm e1 5-2inthisAnswer.
13.W ithres- tto !-13intbeComplaintlafllrm thea%ertalnqtlerei

14.W ithrespectto!-14 intheComplaintIdenytlx allegationsforthesameream nsset:)rt.h

herein ahwe1 5-2intllisAnswer.
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15.W khres- to1-15intheComplaintIdenytheallegatiolkqforthesamereasonssetf0z1h

hereinalm ein5-2 inthisAnnwer.

16.W ith resped to!-16intheComplaintIdenytheallegationsfortbeKnmereaxlkssetfortb

hereinalm ein5-2 inthisArswer.

17.W ithresw ctto!-17intheComplaintIdenytheallegationsforthe= mereasonssetforth

herein ahwein!-2intltisAnswer.

1:.W ithres- tto1-18intheComplaint1denytheallegatiom forthesamereasonssetf0111

herein abovein5-2inthisAnswer.
19.W ithrespectto!-19intheComplaintIdenytheallegationsfortheumereamnssetforth
hereinae vein5-2inthtsAnqwer.

20.W khresm ctto!-20intlleComplaintIdenytlx allegationsfortheKameremxnssetforth

hereinahwe1 !-2inthisAnswer.

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21 W hh respectto!-21intheComplaintIatrlrm cerfain m%ertsinqtherein inpartand deny

certainallegatioasinpartfortheKnrnereaxrlssetforthhereinae vein!-2inthisM swer.

22.W hhresm ctto!-22intlx Complnlntldenytheallegationsforthesamerea%nssetfohh

hereinalm ein!-2 intlzisAnswer.
23.W hhresw ctto!-23intheComplaint1denytheallegationsforthesamereasonssetforth
hereinalm ein!-2 inthisAnswer.
24 W ithrespectto!-24 intheComplaintldeny theallegatiom fortherwqmereaxnssetforth
hereinahwein!-2 inthisAnswer.
25.W hhrespectto5-25intheComplaintI(lenytheallegationsforthep-meremsonssd forth
hereinalm ein!-2 inthisAnswer.

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26.W ithrespectto 1-26 intheComplaintInm rm oertainascertninAthereininm rtand deny

certainallegationsinpartfortheruqnw remsonssetforthhereinalm ein!-2inthisAnswer.
27.W ith rep ectto!-27 inthe ComplaintIafrmncertain mqcertninRtherein in partald deny
certainallegationsinpartfortheRnrnereasonssetforthhereinahwein!-2inthisAluwer.
28.W ith resped to !-28intheComplnintIsm rm certslnmqcertninRtlrrein inpartanddeny
certainanegatiors inpartfortlw mqrnereasonssetforthhereinahwein!-2inthisAnswer.
29.W ith resped to5-29 intheComplaintIaTlrm certxinno rtxinRtherein inpartanddeny

certainallegationsinpartforthesamereasonssetforthhereinalm ein!-2inthisAnm er.

30.W ithresw d to5-30intheComplaintlsmrrnt.
heascertainRtIIeI'eW

31.W ithrespectto:-31intheComplaintIdenytheallegationsfortlle>mereaxnssetforth
herein alm e1 5-2inthisAnm er.

32.W ithrespectto!-32intheComplaintIdenytheallegationsfortheRamere- rkssetforth

herein alm ein!-2intbisAnswer.
33.W hh resm d to!-33 intheComplaintlaclrm cedxl
'n ascertainstherein inpartanddeny
certninallegationsinImrtforthe<%- Iw'USOnSsetforthbereinalx)vein!-2inthisAnqwer.

34.W ithresm ctto!-34intheComplaintInmrm thee .ertainstherein.

35.W hhresped to!-35intbeComplaintIdenytlx allegatioxksforthe*:nereasonssetforth
hereinalm e111!-2inthisAnswer.
36.W hhresm ctto!-36intheComplnintldenytheallegationsfortlleRnmeremsonssetforth
hereinalm ein!-2inthisAnswer.

37.W hh respectto!-37 intie ComplsintIatflrm cednin aKertalnstl>erein inpartanddeny

certainallegationsinpartforthe=me= SOIISx'tforthhereinalm ein!-2inthisAnswer.

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3#.W ithrem tto!-38intlx CornplaintIdenytlleallegationsfortheumereaxnssetforth

hereinahwein!-2 inthisAnswer.
39.W ithrespectto!-39intlx ComplaintIdenytheallegationsfortheumereasonssetfortb
hereinae vein!-2 inthisAnswer.

40.W khresm ctto!-40intbeComplaintldenytheallegationsforthe=mere'm% lkssetforth

hereinahwein!-2inthksAnswer.
41.W khresped to:-41intheComplaintIdenytlleallegationsforthesmrneremsonssetforth
hereinalm ein182inthisAnnwer.
42.W ithresw ctto5-42intheComplnintIdenytbeallegatiom fortlle>mereaxrlssetforth
hereinae vein!-2inthisAnnwer.
43.W ithrespectto!-43intheComplaintIdenytheallegatiom forthe<mereasonssetforth
hereinae ve1115-2inthisAnswer.

44.W hhresped to!-44 intheComplaintIdenytlx allegationsfortheqnmereasolkssetforth

hereinahwe111!-2inthisAnswer.

45.W hhresm ctto!.45 intheComplaintIdenytheallegatiom fortheqnmeremqolxssd forth

hereinahwein!-2 inthisAnm er.
46.The Defelvlnntix orporatesitspreviousanswersasthough fully sd forth herein.

47.W khresm ctto!-47intheComplaintIdenytheallegatioxs fortlle>mereasorlssetforth

hereinahwein5-2 inthisAnqwer.
48.W ith respectto!-48intheComplaintIdenytheallegationsforthe<mereasonssd forth
herein aim ein1-2 inthisAnswer.
49.TheDefendantincorporatesitspreviotlsanswersasthough funy setforth hereia

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50.W ithresw ctto!.50intheComplaintIdenytle V egationsforthesameremx xkssetforth

hereinalm e11:!-2 inthisAnswer.

51.W hh resm d to !-51 in tle Complnlntthe DefendantdeniesthatPlaintiffisemitled to
said requested reliefbecausethey have notSM GIaclnim um n which reliefcan lx granted and l

denytheallegationstlxreinfortheqnmeremRn!kssetforthlxreinahwein!-2inthisAnnwer.
W H ER EF0 R E,Defendantresm dfully submksthese amswersto PlaintiF s Complaintand
requeststllatPlaintic srequestforreliefin itsPrayerforRelieflx denied 1- .n:1** they have not

stated adaim upon which reliefcan Ix granted and Defealnnthereby requestsforsuch reliefas

thisCourtdeemsjustard prom r.

DATEDthisf dayofJuna,2012
Respectfully stlbm itted,
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3215 G0Id BtltteBoad

Bunkerville,NV 98007

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PH (702)346.5564
PROO F O F SERVICE

1,Cliven D. Bundy,certl
'fy thattbis ANSW ER T0 C 0 M PLAINT was served um n
Phintil onthisdateby tlle Y low identl cation metlmd ofxxrvice:

US M A 1L

Ignacia S.M nreno

A%istantAttorney Genefal
Thom as K.Snndgrau ,SeniorAttorney
United StatesDepartmentofJustice
Envlrcnmentand NattlralResource: Division

NaturllReK urca:Section

999 18'hStreet, South Terrace,Suite 370

DenverC 0 80202

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nanielG.Bcgden
United states Attcrney
Nadia Amad
specialAoistantUnited States Attnrney
333 l-as Vegas Blvd,Scuth,Suit:5000
Lasvekas Nv 89101

Datedthis f daycfJune,2012.

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