Tindall v. United States

James Tindall asks the Supreme Court to review his claim that the United States' multi-year possession, control, and use of his property required payment of just compensation under the Fifth Amendment. He also challenges the lower courts' use of res judicata (a rule barring claims already litigated), claim preclusion (a similar bar), and due process.

A petition for certiorari (the Court's decision whether to hear a case) has been filed, and oral argument has not been scheduled. Tindall argues that the lower courts wrongly treated two periods of alleged conduct as the same claim.

The case could affect property owners who say the federal government has used or controlled their property without paying them. For example, it could shape whether claims based on later events can proceed after earlier litigation involving the same property.

The Court's next move could be to schedule the case for further consideration or take another scheduling action. No decision window is available yet.

Tindall seeks review of whether alleged federal possession and use of his property requires just compensation under the Fifth Amendment.

It could affect owners who claim the federal government used their property without payment and whose later claims were blocked by earlier litigation.

No argument date or decision window has been set. The next step is a Court scheduling or review decision.