No. CV-S-97-1570-RLH. March 30, 1999 Richard F. Armknecht, II, Las Vegas, NV, Salt Lake City, UT, for plaintiff. Barry Lieberman, Las Vegas, NV, for defendants. ORDER HUNT, United States Magistrate Judge Before the Court is the United States' Motion for Leave to Participate as Amieus Curiae (# 35, filed March 2, 1999). Defendants' Response . . . (# 36) was filed March 16, 1999, essentially does not oppose the motion, notwithstanding its untimeliness and the fact that the matter has already been extensively