Supreme Court Declines to Review Old Section 81 Appeal

The Court declined to review Quantum Entertainment Ltd. v. Dept. of Interior. Order list here.

Lower court materials here.

Cert stage briefs:

Quantum Entertainment Cert Petition

USA Cert Opp

Quantum Reply

 

United States Cert Opposition Brief in Quantum Entertainment v. DOI

Here:

USA Cert Opp

Petition is here.

Quantum Entertainment Ltd. v. Dept. of Interior Cert Petition — “Old” Section 81 Appeal

Here:

Quantum Entertainment Cert Petition

Question presented:

Whether the court of appeals erred in holding that Landgraf v. USI Film Products, 511 U.S. 244 (1994), implicitly overruled McNair v. Knott, 302 U.S. 369 (1937), and Ewell v. Daggs, 108 U.S. 143 (1883), by requiring the conclusion that a statute eliminating legal impediments to the enforcement of contracts has an impermissible “retroactive effect” when applied to a contract that was entered into before the statute’s enactment but performed without complaint until afterwards.

Lower court materials here.

D.C. Circuit Decides “Old Section 81” Case

Here is the opinion in Quantum Entertainment Limited v. Department of the Interior:

Quantum Entertainment v Dept of Interior

Briefs are here.

Lower court materials are here.

D.C. Circuit Briefs in “Old Section 81” Appeal

Here are the briefs in Quantum Entertainment Inc. v. Dept. of Interior:

Quantum Opening Brief

Interior Answering Brief

Quantum Reply Brief

Lower court materials here.

Federal Court Decides “Old Section 81” Case — Quantum Enter. v. Interior

Here are the materials in Quantum Entertainment Ltd. v. Dept. of Interior (D. D.C.):

Quantum Entertainment Complaint

Exhibits

Interior Motion for Summary Judgment

Quantum Motion for Summary Judgment

DCT Order Affirming IBIA Decision