Legal Opinion

Richard E. McClellan and Muriel McClellan v. James L. Kimball

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided July 9, 1980No. 77-4013PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SKOPIL, Circuit Judge.

INTRODUCTION

The McClellans, private landowners, filed an ejectment action in state court against Kimball, a U.S. Forest Service supervisor. The action was removed to federal district court and dismissed on the ground that the Quiet Title Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2409a, was the McClellans’ sole remedy. The McClellans argue that this case is controlled by our holding in Ritter v. Morton, 513 F.2d 942 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 423 U.S. 947, 96 S.Ct. 362, 46 L.Ed.2d 281 (1975). In Ritter, we stated that, in an action against a federal officer in which title to property is disputed,…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Larson v. Domestic and Foreign Commerce Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
  2. Dugan v. RankSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Lake Country Estates, Inc. v. Tahoe Regional Planning AgencySupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. Malone v. BowdoinSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  5. Nathan S. Smith v. Arthur R. Grimm and Jeannine GrimmCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976

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3Cited by22 opinions

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  3. Humboldt County v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
  4. David M. Cummings v. United States of America and Colonel James M. SiglerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  5. 37 Fair empl.prac.cas. 623, 45 Fair empl.prac.cas. 852, 36 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 35,089, 37 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 35,445 Richard Dyer v. Greif Brothers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985

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