San Diego Land Owners File Takings Lawsuit Over Border Wall Placement

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nancie G. Marzulla
(202) 822-6760

Roger J. Marzulla
(202) 822-6760

March 6, 2006

SAN DIEGO LAND OWNERS FILE TAKINGS LAWSUIT OVER BORDER WALL PLACEMENT

Washington (DC)— Three landowners, Otay Mesa Property L.P., Rancho Vista Del Mar, and Otay International LLC, have filed a takings lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims in Washington, D.C. seeking compensation for the physical taking of approximately 750 acres of valuable development land in San Diego County, California. The property is located in the Otay Mesa area, at the end of the 14-mile border fence erected by the federal government. Because the fence is only partially complete and terminates on the privately owned land, federal Border Patrol agents nightly round up dozens of illegal immigrants on the private property, making it unusable for commercial development. The federal government has also erected various structures on Plaintiffs’ property without their permission.

“There is no question that securing American borders is an important national objective which the landowners support,” said Nancie G. Marzulla, an attorney representing the property owners. “But,” she added, “the Constitution requires that the government carry out its important objectives by obeying the Constitution, and paying for the property it takes.”

The plaintiffs are represented by Marzulla & Marzulla, a Washington, D.C.-based law firm with decades of experience in property rights litigation in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. For further information about the case, call 202-822-6760 or visit www.marzullalaw.com.

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