On February 21st, Raymond Yowell traveled the 305 miles between his home in Spring Creek, Nevada for his hearing in Reno, Nevada. The hearing was in regards to his $30 million lawsuit against the Bureau of Land Management and the Treasury Department for grazing rights. Yowell is suing following the confiscation and selling of his cattle by the government in 2002, followed by a bill for $180,000 towards unpaid grazing fees.
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