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Callan Campbell, et al. v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, No. 2018-2014 · judgment August 1, 2019


Certiorari denied · October 5, 2020
Pre-decision estimate: 3% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

The Federal Circuit concluded that “[i]n the case of a regulatory taking, . . . the taking may occur before the effect of the regulatory action is felt.” It held that the Government’s “final decision”—its submission of a proposed order to the bankruptcy court for approval— was an actionable taking. Consequently, the statute of limitations clock started ticking even “before . . . the actual damage to the property interest [was] entirely determinable.” The question presented is: Does the Tucker Act’s statute of limitations for a regulatory takings claim accrue when the Government makes a final decision, or when the plaintiff’s property rights are actually injured-in-fact as a result of that decision?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Robert H. Thomas
Pacific Legal Foundation

For respondent
Jeffrey B. Wall
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Linked docket
19A890

Proceedings

  1. Oct 05 2020
    Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Center for Auto Safety GRANTED.
  2. Oct 05 2020
    Petition DENIED.
  3. Aug 26 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
  4. Aug 25 2020
    Reply of petitioners Callan Campbell, et al. filed. (Distributed)
  5. Aug 11 2020
    Motion to delay distribution of the petition for a writ certiorari until August 26, 2020, granted.
  6. Aug 10 2020
    Motion of petitioner to delay distribution of the petition for a writ of certiorari under Rule 15.5 from August 12, 2020 to August 26, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
  7. Jul 29 2020
    Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
  8. Jun 26 2020
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including July 29, 2020.
  9. Jun 24 2020
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 29, 2020 to July 29, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
  10. May 29 2020
    Amicus brief of Center for Auto Safety not accepted for filing. (June 05, 2020)(Corrected version submitted)
  11. May 29 2020
    Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Center for Auto Safety. (6/8/2020)
  12. May 15 2020
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 29, 2020.
  13. May 14 2020
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 28, 2020 to June 29, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
  14. Apr 20 2020
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 28, 2020)
  15. Feb 10 2020
    Application (19A890) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until April 20, 2020.
  16. Feb 07 2020
    Application (19A890) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 20, 2020 to April 20, 2020, submitted to The Chief Justice.