Ciapessoni v. United States

OPINION AND ORDER

SMITH, Senior Judge

This case comes before the Court on defendant’s partial motion to dismiss. Plaintiffs, Bruce Ciapessoni, et al. seek just compensation under the Fifth Amendment Takings Clause for reserve-tonnage raisins taken from raisin growers by the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA” or “Agency”). Plaintiffs argue that they, along with any potential fellow class members, were never compensated for the Raisin Administrative Committee’s (“Committee”) taking of its reserve raisins throughout 2002-2009. Defendant alleges that plaintiffs’ claims for the 2002-03,…