government ruled on the case first brought by wayne hage, sr. almost 17 years earlier. the family prevailed. the judge awarded the hage estate more than $4 million, plus another 10 million in interest and attorney s fees. the trespass case already a year into litigation would take another five more to sort out. on may 24th, 2013, the hages won another victory. the chief judge of the district court in nevada filed this 104-page ruling ordering the government to renew their permit. he also found that the government pressured hage business associates not to do business with them and that officials conspired to deprive the hages of their vested water rights. the judge said some of the things that were done by them shocked the conscious of the court. he said that several times, that it shocked the conscious of
and his father s estate. with that case pending, along with the one his father filed against the government years before, the legal bills were piling up. wayne jr. couldn t afford to pay the lawyers and keep the ranch afloat. you decided to go to law school to support yourself. i figured it was cheaper for me to learn the law. i had to quit ranching, lock myself in the office and devote myself to full-time litigation. 13 trial week, 100-plus depositions, 50 cases of file boxes, 47,000 pages of documents and 1,307 trial exhibits. do you feel like your life has become a courtroom drama? certain times it does feel like it, yes. the court of federal claims established to hear monetary claims against the u.s.
we had hoped to talk to the u.s. forest service about all of this to get its side of the story, but they wouldn t talk to fox news. the bureau of land sent a statement saying, quote, they will not engage in conversations that could affect the outcome. they will respond to questions once litigation concludes. the u.s. department of justice also declined our interview requests. they re meeting today to hear testimony on threats, intimidation and bullying by land management agencies. in late october 2013, wayne hage and a group of fellow ranchers testified before congress. i m going to get retribution for being here and talking to you about stories that will make the hair stand on the back of your neck.
trespass suit against wayne, jr. with this case pending along with the one his father filed against the government years before, the legal bills were addeding up wayne, jr. couldn t afford to pay the lawyers and keep the ranch afloat. you decided to go to law school to support yourself. i figured it was cheaper for me to learn the law. i had to quit ranching, lock myself in the office and devote myself to full-time litigation. 13 trial week, 100-plus depositions, 50 cases of file boxes, 47,000 pages of documents and 137 trial exhibits. do do you feel like your life has become a courtroom drama. certain times it does feel like it, yes. the court of federal claims established to hear monetary claims against the u.s.
the story but they wouldn t talk to fox news. the bower roe of land smth sent a statement saying, quote, they will not engage in conversations that could affect the outcome. they will respond to questions once litigation concludes. the u.s. department of justice also declined our interview requests. they re meeting today to hear testimony on threats, intimidation and bullying by land management agencies. in late october 2013, wage hage and a group of fellow ranchers testified before congress. i m going to get retribution for being here and talking to you about stories that will make the hair stand on the back of your neck. in our case they were supposed to be held accountable. perhaps the hearing will lead to congressional action on regulatory relief. but until then, wayne hage, jr. continues the decades long fight