Opinion
JANUARY 4, 2002
No. 01-309. HOPE v. PELZER, ET AL. C.A. 11th Cir. Certiorari granted. Reported below: 240 F.3d 975
[REPORTER'S NOTE; For amendment of this order, see, post, p. 1120.]
No. 01-419. CITY OF COLUMBUS, ET AL. v. OURS GARAGE WRECKER SERVICE, INC., ET AL. C.A. 6th Cir. Certiorari are granted. Reported below: 257 F.3d 506
No. 01-455. FRANCONIA ASSOCIATES, ET AL. v. UNITED STATES; and GRASS VALLEY TERRACE ET AL. v. UNITED STATES.
534 U.S. 1073 C.A. Fed. Cir. Certiorari granted limited to the following questions: "1. Whether a breach of contract claim accrues for purposes of 28 U.S.C. § 2501 when Congress enacts a statute alleged to abridge a contractual right to freedom from regulatory covenants upon prepayment of government mortgage loans. 2. Whether a Fifth Amendment takings claim accrues for purposes of 28 U.S.C. § 2501 when Congress enacts a statute alleged to abridge a contractual right to freedom from regulatory covenants upon prepayment of government mortgage loans." Reported below: 240 F.3d 1358 (first judgment); 7 Fed. Appx. 928 (second Judgment).