Calhoun County Texas v. United States

This ease involves Calhoun County’s action to quiet title to certain lands claimed by the United States. The district court dismissed for lack of jurisdiction based on the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the district court’s order.

I. Factual and Procedural Background

A. Federal land on Matagorda Island

Matagorda Island is a 57,000 acre barrier island located in Calhoun County, Texas, with a long history of litigation in federal court. In the early 1940’s, the federal government condemned 41 parcels of land constituting almost…