Milton v. United States

Opinion

Case: 21-1131 Document: 127 Page: 1 Filed: 07/11/2022

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

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July 11, 2022

ERRATA

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Appeal Nos. 2021-1131, 2021-1132, 2021-1133, 2021-1134, 2021-1135, 2021-1136, 2021-1137, 2021-1138, 2021-1139, 2021-1140, 2021-1142, 2021-1143, 2021-1144, 2021-1145, 2021-1146, 2021-1147, 2021-1148, 2021-1151, 2021-1152, 2021-1155, 2021-1157, 2021-1159, 2021-1161, 2021-1162, 2021-1163, 2021-1164, 2021-1165, 2021-1167, 2021-1171, 2021-1172, 2021-1173, 2021-1174, 2021-1175, 2021-1176, 2021-1177, 2021-1178, 2021-1184, 2021-1186, 2021-1187, 2021-1188, 2021-1189, 2021-1190, 2021-1192, 2021-1193, 2021-1195, 2021-1196, 2021-1197, 2021-1198, 2021-1199, 2021-1200, 2021-1201, 2021-1204, 2021-1205, 2021-1206, 2021-1207, 2021-1208, 2021-1214, 2021-1215, 2021-1216, 2021-1217, 2021-1218, 2021-1220, 2021-1221, 2021-1222, 2021-1223, 2021-1224, 2021-1225, 2021-1230, 2021-1231, 2021-1232, 2021-1233, 2021-1234, 2021-1237, 2021-1238, 2021-1239, 2021-1240, 2021-1241, 2021-1242, 2021-1243, 2021-1244, 2021-1250, 2021-1251, 2021-1252, 2021-1253, 2021-1254, 2021-1255, 2021-1256, 2021-1268, 2021-1269, 2021-1270, 2021-1271, 2021-1272, 2021-1273, 2021-1274, 2021-1275, 2021-1276, 2021-1277, 2021-1279, 2021-1280, 2021-1281, 2021-1282, 2021-1283, 2021-1284, 2021-1285, 2021-1286, 2021-1287, 2021-1288, 2021-1289, 2021-1290, 2021-1291, 2021-1293, 2021-1294, 2021-1295, 2021-1296, 2021-1302, 2021-1303, 2021-1304, 2021-1305, 2021-1306, 2021-1307, 2021-1308, 2021-1309, 2021-1310, 2021-1311, 2021-1312, 2021-1313, 2021-1314, 2021-1315, 2021-1316, 2021-1317, 2021-1318, 2021-1319, 2021-1320, 2021-1322,

Case: 21-1131 Document: 127 Page: 2 Filed: 07/11/2022

2 MILTON v. US

2021-1324, 2021-1325, 2021-1335, 2021-1336, 2021-1337, 2021-1338, 2021-1339, 2021-1341, 2021-1394, 2021-1398, 2021-1403, 2021-1404, 2021-1405, 2021-1406, 2021-1407, 2021-1427, 2021-1429, 2021-1431, 2021-1444, 2021-1455, 2021-1464, 2021-1465, 2021-1467, 2021-1468, 2021-1472, 2021-1479, 2021-1481, 2021-1482, 2021-1483, 2021-1492, 2021-1494, 2021-1499, 2021-1513, 2021-1529, 2021-1539, 2021-1540, 2021-1541, 2021-1847, 2021-1889, 2021-1890, 2021-1891, 2021-1894, 2021-1947, 2021-2047

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VIRGINIA MILTON AND ARNOLD MILTON, ON BEHALF OF THEMSELVES AND ALL OTHER SIMILARLY SITUATED PERSONS, ET AL., Plaintiffs-Appellants

TRAVELERS EXCESS AND SURPLUS LINES COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant

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UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee

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Decided: June 2, 2022 Precedential Opinion

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Please make the following change to page 14 of the panel opinion:

In other words, we leave it for the lower court to consider: (1) whether Appellants have shown that a temporary taking occurred under the test applicable to flooding cases, Ark. Game & Fish Comm’n v. United States, 568 U.S. 23, 39 (2012); (2) whether

Case: 21-1131 Document: 127 Page: 3 Filed: 07/11/2022

MILTON v. US 3

Appellants have established causation when considering “the impact of the entirety of government actions that address the relevant risk,” St. Bernard Par. Gov’t v. United States, 887 F.3d 1354, 1364 (Fed. Cir. 2018), cert. denied 139 S. Ct. 796 (2019); and (3) whether the Government can invoke the necessity doctrine as a defense.

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In other words, we leave it for the lower court to consider: (1) whether Appellants have shown that a temporary taking occurred under the test applicable to flooding cases, Ark. Game & Fish Comm’n v. United States, 568 U.S. 23, 39 (2012); (2) whether Appellants have shown that a permanent taking occurred; (3) whether Appellants have established causation when considering “the impact of the entirety of government actions that address the relevant risk,” St. Bernard Par. Gov’t v. United States, 887 F.3d 1354, 1364 (Fed. Cir. 2018), cert. denied 139 S. Ct. 796 (2019); and (4) whether the Government can invoke the necessity doctrine as a defense .