Legal Opinion

Rosette Incorporated v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided April 7, 1998No. 96-2126PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HENRY, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs-Appellants (collectively referred to as “Rosette”) appeal the district court’s dismissal, on statute of limitations grounds, of their claim alleging ownership of geothermal resources. The court’s determination of subject matter jurisdiction is a question of law, which we review de novo. Williams v. United States, 957 F.2d 742, 743 (10th Cir. 1992). Because the Quiet Title Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2409a, controls Rosette’s lawsuit, and because Rosette did not file suit within the Act’s statute of limitations, we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

Rosette owns the surface estate to…

2Cases cited9 opinions

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  2. Luckenbach Steamship Co., Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
  3. 118 East 60th Owners, Inc. v. Bonner Properties, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
  4. Nevada v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
  5. United States v. Union Oil Company of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977

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