Paul Conti and Conti Corporation (As Owner of F/v Providenza) v. United States

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• concluding that a swordfishing per- mit did not constitute a cognizable property interest
• finding that a fishing vessel and gear still had value even after a ban on fishing went into effect
• finding no property interest in swordfish fishing permit cognizable under the Fifth Amendment Takings Clause because permit was merely revocable license
• considering the absence of traditional indicia of property, including transferability and exclusionary rights, and the government’s retained authority to alter, suspend, or revoke the permit
• finding no cognizable property interest in a fishing permit because the plaintiff did not have “[t]he right[ ] to sell, assign, or otherwise transfer” the permit and “the government at all times retained the right to revoke, suspend, or modify the permit”
• no property interest in fishing licenses or permits that “did not confer exclusive fishing privileges” and that “the government at all times retained the right to revoke, suspend, or modify”

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