Placer Mining Co. v. United States

OPINION

BRUGGINK, Judge.

Plaintiff seeks compensation under the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution for the alleged taking of its property. Currently before the court are defendant’s motion for summary judgment and plaintiffs cross-motion for partial summary judgment, both pursuant to Rule 56 of the Rules of the United States Court of Federal Claims (“RCFC”). The motions are fully briefed and we heard oral argument on April 4, 2011. For the reasons explained below, we deny both motions.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND 1

This case concerns a mining operation in a mountainous region of northern…