Carolina Plating Works, Inc. v. United States

OPINION

ALLEGRA, Judge:

Plaintiffs are landowners in South Carolina, who allege that their property was taken as a result of the application of the Rails-to-Trails Act, 16 U.S.C. §§ 1241-51 (2006). The court certified a class on October 28, 2009. Pending are the parties’ cross-motions for partial summary judgment regarding how just compensation should be calculated in this matter. Those motions have been fully briefed and argued. For the reasons that follow, the court concludes that the existence of genuine issues of material fact precludes it from granting either party’s motion.

I. BACKGROUND

The…