Legal Opinion

Nevada v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided April 20, 1984No. 82-4621PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:

Nevada appeals the district court’s decision granting summary judgment, 547 F.Supp. 776 (D.Nev.1982). In granting summary judgment, the district court held that Nevada’s quiet title action against the United States over the bed of Ruby Lake was time-barred by the Quiet Title Act’s twelve-year statute of limitations on federal waiver of sovereign immunity. 28 U.S.C. § 2409a(f) (1976). In addition to challenging that holding, Nevada also contends that once the district court ruled that Nevada’s quiet title suit was barred by sovereign immunity, the district court should…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Block v. North Dakota Ex Rel. Board of University & School LandsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Kleppe v. New MexicoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Park County, Montana, and Sweet Grass County, Montana v. United States of America, Cross Creek Protective Association, Defendant-Intervenor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
  4. United States v. Carl E. BrownCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
  5. State of Nevada v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Nevada · 1982

3Cited by40 opinions

  1. Margaret Daly-Murphy v. Michael Winston, E. Carmack Holmes, Arthur S. Kling, Ronald L. Nelson and the Veterans AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
  2. Edward Lynn v. Sheet Metal Workers' International Association and Local No. 75 of the Sheet Metal Workers' International AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
  3. Marathon Oil Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
  4. Continental Casualty Company v. City of Richmond, a Municipal Corporation, and Mead Reinsurance Company, Defendant-In-Intervention-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
  5. Kilkenny v. Arco Marine Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986

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