United States Federal Circuit

A Fifth Amendment claim for compensation, based on the alleged taking by the government of interest accumulated in a bankruptcy creditor account, failed to assert the taking of a cognizable property interest.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/15/2002
• Published 08/15/2002

Judges

• SCHALL, Circuit Judge., Before SCHALL, BRYSON, and DYK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John Glugoski, Righetti & Wynne, of San Francisco, CA, argued for plaintiff-appellant.   On the brief was Matthew Righetti.


• For Appellees:
  
• Katherine M. Kelly, Trial Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for defendants-appellees.   With him on the brief were Stuart E. Schiffer, Acting Assistant Attorney General;  David M. Cohen, Director;  and Mark A. Melnick, Assistant Director.   Of counsel on the brief was Marc I. Seldin, Senior Attorney, Financial Management Service, Department of Treasury, of Washington, DC.