Legal Opinion
Haggart v. United States
United States Court of Federal Claims
Decided May 4, 2017No. 09-103LPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Rails-to-trails class action; settlement; appeal of approval of settlement agreement; remand; application of the mandate rule to remanded case; enforceability of settlement agreement as binding contract
OPINION AND ORDER
LETTOW, Judge.
This rails-to-trails class action concerns land previously held as a right-of-way by Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (“Burlington Northern”) in King County, Washington, and converted into a recreational trail under Section 208 of the National Trails System Act Amendments of 1983, Pub. L. No. 98-11, § 208, 97 Stat. 42, 48 (codified at 16 U.S.C. §…
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3Cited by9 opinions
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