United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

STIMSON LUMBER COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee ______________________

2022-1201 ______________________

Appeal from the United States Court of Federal Claims in No. 1:18-cv-00983-NBF, Senior Judge Nancy B. Fire- stone. ______________________

Decided: October 2, 2023 ______________________

THOMAS SCOTT STEWART, Stewart Wald & Smith, LLC, Kansas City, MO, argued for plaintiff-appellant. Also rep- resented by ELIZABETH MCCULLEY.

KATELIN SHUGART-SCHMIDT, Environment and Natural Resources Division, United States Department of Justice, Denver, CO, argued for defendant-appellee. Also repre- sented by TODD KIM. ______________________

Before DYK, REYNA, and CUNNINGHAM, Circuit Judges. Case: 22-1201 Document: 36 Page: 2 Filed: 10/02/2023

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