United States Federal Circuit

In a rail company's suit for the alleged taking of land in Arizona, through enactment of the Resolution of Western Lands Dispute Act of July 2, 1993 (Act), summary judgment in favor of the U.S. was proper, where the rail company had no property rights taken by the Act.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/21/2002
• Published 06/21/2002

Judges

• PAULINE NEWMAN, Circuit Judge., Before PAULINE NEWMAN, RADER, and SCHALL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jerome C. Muys,Muys & Associates, P.C., of Washington, DC, argued for plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Kristine S. Tardiff, Attorney, Department of Justice, of Concord, NH, argued for defendant-appellee.   With her on the brief were John C. Cruden, Acting Assistant Attorney General;  and David C. Shilton, Attorney, Environmental and Natural Resources Division, Department of Justice, of Washington, DC.