Hall v. United States

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND FINAL ORDER

BRADEN, Judge.

I. RELEVANT FACTUAL BACKGROUND.1

On November 5, 2007, Louise Hall and Glenn Gould (“Plaintiffs”) filed a Complaint in the United States Court of Federal Claims alleging a taking of their private property by the Bureau of Land Management Ridgecrest, California Field Office’s (“BLM”) “Adopt-a-Cabin” Program. See Compl. H1. The alleged property interests at issue were “mining equipment, structures and the mining claim.” Id. 1165.

In 1989, the Adopt-a-Cabin Program was initiated by BLM and a group of concerned citizens to repair historic cabins once…