Legal Opinion
Kingman Reef Atoll Investments, L.L.C. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 4, 2008No. 07-16817PublishedCited by 149 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
IKUTA, Circuit Judge:
Kingman Reef Atoll Investments, LLC (KRAI), filed this action against various United States departments and officers in their official capacities (collectively, the “United States”), pursuant to the Quiet Title Act (QTA), 28 U.S.C. § 2409a. KRAI seeks to quiet title to Kingman Reef, a small, low-lying coral reef atoll located approximately 930 miles south of Honolulu, Hawaii. The district court dismissed KRAI’s claim for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. We affirm, because KRAI’s predecessor knew or should have known of the claim of the United States more than twelve…
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