Arthur J. Fulcher, Jr. v. United States of America, Arthur J. Fulcher, Jr. v. United States

JAMES DICKSON PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge:

The United States appeals a magistrate’s order awarding compensation to Arthur J. Fulcher, Jr., for lands taken by the government for inclusion in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area. The magistrate found that Fulcher had brought a timely and well-founded claim under the Quiet Title Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2409a, and awarded compensation accordingly. Because we find that Fulcher’s claim is time-barred under the Quiet Title Act, we reverse.

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The facts of this controversy are set out more fully in our prior en banc consideration of this case,…