United States Sixth Circuit

An action seeking to quiet title to a tract of land currently in possession of the United States is precluded by a prior final judgment, and the Quiet Title Act does not afford appellants a vehicle to recover.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/31/2002
• Decided 01/07/2003
• Published 01/07/2003

Judges

• Before: KEITH, KENNEDY, and MOORE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Eric C. Deters, David L. Drake (argued and briefed), Eric C. Deters & Associates, Ft. Mitchell, KY, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• David Y. Olinger, Jr., Asst. U.S. Attorney, Lexington, KY, Lisa E. Jones (argued and briefed), U.S. Department of Justice, Land & Natural Resources Division, Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellee.