▁made , ▁so ▁that ▁it ▁might ▁be ▁val ued , ▁and ▁that ▁community ▁be ▁in dem n ified , ▁to ▁avoid ▁questions ▁relative ▁to ▁the ▁exped ient , ▁to ▁the ▁end ▁that , ▁after ▁these ▁proceed ings ▁are ▁concluded , ▁the ▁respective ▁appro val ▁may ▁be ▁given ." ▁ ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁de eds ▁through ▁which ▁the ▁claim ants ▁based ▁their ▁title ▁had ▁slight ▁irregular ities ▁in ▁various ▁sign atures . ▁ ▁With ▁these ▁documents ▁and ▁this ▁evidence , ▁Johnson ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁claim ants ▁having ▁presented ▁their ▁pet ition ▁to ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Commission ers ▁established ▁by ▁the ▁act ▁of ▁March ▁ 3 d , ▁ 1 8 5 1 , ▁" to ▁as certain ▁and ▁sett le ▁private ▁land ▁claims ▁in ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁California ," ▁and ▁that ▁board ▁having ▁confirmed ▁it , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁took ▁the ▁case ▁by ▁appeal ▁into ▁the ▁District ▁Court , ▁which ▁court ▁having ▁also ▁confirmed ▁it , ▁the ▁case ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court : ▁the ▁question ▁being ▁whether ▁the ▁pet ition ▁for ▁confirm ation ▁of ▁the ▁claim ▁was ▁right ly ▁granted ▁and ▁aff ir med . ▁ ▁Pro ced ural ▁post ure ▁App ell ant ▁United ▁States ▁challeng ed ▁a ▁decision ▁from ▁the ▁District ▁Court ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁for ▁the ▁Southern ▁District ▁of ▁California , ▁which ▁aff ir med ▁a ▁decision ▁from ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Commission ers ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁respond ents , ▁several ▁claim ants ▁to ▁California ▁land ▁who ▁claimed ▁title ▁under ▁the ▁Mexican ▁government ▁through ▁a ▁common ▁grant or . ▁