Legal Opinion
Paul Conti and Conti Corporation (As Owner of F/v Providenza) v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided May 29, 2002No. 01-5068PublishedCited by 166 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHALL, Circuit Judge.
Paul Conti is a swordfisherman. Along with Conti Corporation, he filed suit in the United States Court of Federal Claims seeking compensation under the taking clause of the Fifth Amendment. In his complaint, Mr. Conti alleged that the government’s 1999 prohibition on drift gillnet swordfishing in the Atlantic Swordfish Fishery had deprived him of all economic value in his swordfishing permit, his vessel, the F/V Providenza (owned by Conti Corporation), and his swordfishing gear. The Court of Federal Claims granted the government’s motion to dismiss the complaint under…
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