United States Fifth Circuit
VOGT v. BD. OF COMM'RS OF THE ORLEANS LEVEE DIST., 01-30728
In a claim based on a levee district's stall in the return of property expropriated in 1924, and failure to repay mineral royalties belonging to the landowners, the district is not immune under the Eleventh Amendment, and the landowners stated an actionable takings claim.
Appellate Information
- Decided 06/14/2002
- Published 06/14/2002
Judges
- EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:, Before JOLLY, JONES and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Fifth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Robert Elton Arceneaux (argued), Metairie, LA, Philip A. Gettuso, Gretna, LA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.
- For Appellees:
- George L. Carmouche (argued), Baton Rouge, LA, Jeffrey Todd Nichols, Law Office of Jeffrey T. Nichols, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendants-Appellees.