Legal Opinion

Ciampitti v. United States

United States Court of Claims

Decided January 17, 1991No. 440-87LPublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BRUGGINK, Judge.

This action, brought pursuant to the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution, is before the court after trial solely on the issue of liability. Plaintiffs claim that the denial by the United States Army Corps of Engineers of a permit to fill wetlands on their property constituted a taking without compensation. For the reasons set out below, the court concludes that the plaintiffs are not entitled to recover.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

Plaintiffs are the actual or nominal1 owners of real property in Cape May County, New Jersey. The only relevant actor for purposes of…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Penn Central Transportation Co. v. New York CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Pennsylvania Coal Co. v. MahonSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
  3. Ruckelshaus v. Monsanto Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. Agins v. City of TiburonSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. Keystone Bituminous Coal Assn. v. DeBenedictisSupreme Court of the United States · 1987

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3Cited by42 opinions

  1. Loveladies Harbor, Inc. And Loveladies Harbor, Unit D, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1994
  2. District Intown Properties Ltd. Partnership v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1999
  3. Palazzolo v. State Ex Rel. TavaresSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2000
  4. Zealy v. City of WaukeshaWisconsin Supreme Court · 1996
  5. Bowles v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 1994

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