Ehorn v. Abandoned Shipwreck

Order

On remand after Ehorn v. Sunken vessel known as the “Rosinco, ” 294 F.3d 856 (7th Cir.2002), the state at last received proper notice of Ehorn’s claim. It responded that the vessel had been listed on the National Register of Historic Places and thus belongs to the state under 43 U.S.C. § 2105(a)(3). The district court agreed and entered judgment in Wisconsin’s favor.

Ehorn does not deny that this is an accurate application of the statute. Instead he insists that giving the state the benefit of the 2001 inclusion violates the due process clause, because its initial response to Ehorn’s…