Legal Opinion
Canadian St. Regis Band of Mohawk Indians v. New York
District Court, N.D. New York
Decided July 30, 1986No. 5:82-cv-01114PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM-DECISION AND ORDER
McCURN, District Judge.
The Canadian St. Regis Band of Mohawk Indians brings this action to recover possession of certain islands in the St. Lawrence River. Plaintiffs also seek compensation from the federal defendants St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation and its administrator for flooding portions of their land without just compensation in violation of the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Presently before the court is the federal defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiffs’ Fifth Amendment claim on the ground that it is time barred. For the…
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