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In The
Supreme Court of the United States
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PETRO-HUNT L.L.C.,
Petitioner,
v.
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ON PETITION FOR WRIT A OF CERTIORARI TO
THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT
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QUESTIONS PRESENTED
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
JURISDICTION ......................................................... 1
INTRODUCTION ....................................................... 2
CONCLUSION ......................................................... 31
APPENDIX:
Opinion of
The United States Court of Appeals
For the Federal Circuit
entered July 17, 2017.................................... 1a
Opinion of
The United States Court of Federal Claims
entered April 26, 2016 ................................. 33a
Order of
The United States Court of Appeals
For the Federal Circuit
Re: Denying Petition for Rehearing
entered October 3, 2017 ............................... 74a
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TABLE OF AUTHORITIES
Page(s)
CASES
Petro-Hunt, L.L.C. v.
United States (Petro-Hunt I),
179 F. Supp. 2d 669 (W.D. La. 2001) .................. 11
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CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS
STATUTES
RULE
OTHER AUTHORITIES
JURISDICTION
INTRODUCTION
Less than ten years after the land sales, the Lou-
isiana Legislature passed Act No. 315 of 1940, which
created an exception to Louisiana’s law of prescrip-
tion for ten years nonuse when the surface property
is owned by the United States. 1940 La. Acts No.
CONCLUSION
Respectfully submitted,
J. Ralph White
Counsel of Record
Sharon L. Andrews
B. Alan Baker
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