Legal Opinion
Alaska v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 6, 1995No. 94-36176PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIGGINS, Circuit Judge:
The United States appeals interlocutorily from the district court’s order denying the *1354United States’ motion to dismiss this action on the grounds of sovereign immunity. We hold that the collateral order doctrine does not allow immediate appeal of such an order, and we dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction.
The State of Alaska brought this action to quiet title to sections of the beds of the Kandik, Nation, and Black Rivers.1 The district court’s jurisdiction is premised on 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(f) and 2409a, which allow the United States to be named as a defendant in…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Abney v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority v. Metcalf & Eddy, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Feres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
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3Cited by38 opinions
- Donald L. Meek v. County of Riverside, and Albert J. Wojcik, Judge, Riverside Municipal Court Rodney Walker, Judge, Riverside Municipal CourtCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
- Meyers ex rel. Benzing v. TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005
- In Re World Trade Center Disaster Site LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2008
- State Of Alaska v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
- In Re: Sealed Case No. 99-3091(office of Independent Counsel Contempt Proceeding)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1999
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