Legal Opinion

Colvin Cattle Company, Inc. v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided November 1, 2006No. 17-2224PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MAYER, Circuit Judge.

Colvin Cattle Company, Inc. (“Colvin”) appeals the judgment of the United States Court of Federal Claims, which dismissed its complaint alleging takings of its water rights and ranching operations, breach of contract, and other injuries. Colvin Cattle Co., Inc. v. United States, 67 Fed.Cl. 568 (2005). We affirm.

Background

Colvin owns a 520-acre cattle ranch in Nevada, adjacent to the Montezuma Allotment. The allotment comprises 625,000 acres of public land in Nevada, and the Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) administers cattle grazing on it pursuant to the 1934 Taylor…

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