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062156P.pdf   01/26/2007  Randolph C. Fletcher  v.  Burlington Northern
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  06-2156
                          and No:  06-2159
                          and No:  06-2162
                          and No:  06-2164
   U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri - Joplin   
   [PUBLISHED] [Murphy, Author, with Arnold and Benton, Circuit
   Judges]
   Civil case - National Trails Systems Act. Missouri statutes governing a
   railroad's duty to clear brush and perform maintenance do not apply to a
   rail line after Notice of Interim Trail Use has been issued by the Surface
   Transportation Board and the right of way has been dedicated to trail use;
   action against the city of Carl Junction and its mayor was properly
   dismissed as the plaintiffs had failed to demonstrate an injury attributable
   to the mayor's actions and lacked standing to pursue the claims.