United States Ninth Circuit

In an action against the U.S. for encroachment onto plaintiffs' easement, the dismissal of the action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction under the Quiet Title Act is vacated where the district court needed to determine whether plaintiffs could assert jurisdiction under the Federal Tort Claims Act.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/17/2009
• Decided 11/02/2009
• Published 11/02/2009

Judges

• D.W. NELSON, Senior Circuit Judge:, Before:  D.W. NELSON, Senior Circuit Judge, MARSHA S. BERZON, and RICHARD R. CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Joseph P. Mascovich, Randolph Cregger & Chalfant LLP, Sacramento, CA, for appellants Dennis Robinson, Spencer Robinson, Jr., Rickie Robinson, Cynthia Robinson, and Vickie Robinson.


• For Appellees:
  
• Tamara N. Rountree, Environment & Natural Resources Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for appellee United States.