Case Name: ENERGY SECURITY OF AMERICA CORP. and Albert Calderon, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2009-12-15
Citations: 356 F. App'x 414
Docket Number: No. 2009-5074
Parties: ENERGY SECURITY OF AMERICA CORP. and Albert Calderon, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee.
Judges: Before RADER, PLAGER, and PROST, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: Federal Claims Reporter
Volume: 92
Pages: 414–413

Head Matter:
ENERGY SECURITY OF AMERICA CORP. and Albert Calderon, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 2009-5074.
United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.
Dec. 15, 2009.
Reina A. Calderon, Energy Security of America Corp., of Bowling Green, Ohio, argued for plaintiffs-appellants.
Michael N. O’Connell, Trial Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellee. With him on the brief were Tony West, Assistant Attorney General, Jeanne E. Davidson, Director, and Mark A. Melnick, Assistant Director.
Before RADER, PLAGER, and PROST, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Appellants Energy Security of America Corp. and Albert Calderon filed a complaint in the United States Court of Federal Claims alleging that actions and inac-tions taken by the Department of Energy effected a Fifth Amendment taking of property rights in connection with patents owned by Appellants. The trial court dismissed Appellants' complaint pursuant to Rule 12(b)(1) of the Rules of the United States Court of Federal Claims (RCFC) because their claim was barred by the statute of limitations. The trial court further concluded that even if the claim was not time-barred, the complaint should be dismissed under RCFC 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.
We have reviewed the trial court's thorough and well-reasoned opinion, read the briefs with care, and listened attentively to the arguments of counsel, but we can find no basis on which to reverse the trial court's findings and conclusions. Accordingly, we must affirm the judgment of the trial court.
COSTS
Each party shall bear its own costs.
. Energy Sec. of Am. Corp. v. United States, 86 Fed. Cl. 554 (2009).