USCFC General Jurisdiction-Reported

REPORTED ORDER denying Motion for Attorney Fees. Signed by Senior Judge Eric G. Bruggink. (jpk1) Copy to parties.

REPORTED ORDER granting Government's Partial Motion to Dismiss. Joint status report due by 8/7/2014. Signed by Judge Nancy B. Firestone.

Keywords: re: Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction; Contract Disputes Act, 41 U.S.C. § 7103; No Standing Claims Arising from Subcontracts.

REPORTED OPINION/ORDER denying Motion for Reconsideration. Signed by Judge Mary Ellen Coster Williams.

Keywords: re: Order on Motion for Reconsideration; Reported Opinion; Rule 59(a)(1); Fifth Amendment Taking; National Trails System Act, 16 U.S.C. § 1241 et seq.; Severance Damages; Loss of Access; Sufficient Support for Expert Opinion; Proper Scope of Expert Opinion; Fed. R. Evid. 702; Post-Trial Admission of Deposition; Fed. R. Civ. P. 32.

REPORTED OPINION granting in part and denying in part Motion for Judgment on the Administrative Record; denying [30] Motion to Dismiss - Rule 12(b)(1); denying [30] Motion for Judgment on the Administrative Record. The Clerk is directed to enter judgment. Signed by Judge Susan G. Braden.

Keywords: re: Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. §§ 70106 et seq.; Competition in Contracting Act,41 U.S.C. § 3301 et seq.;Cooperative Farming Agreements; Cooperative Land Management,50 C.F.R. § 29.2 (1960); Exec. Order. No. 12,996 (61 FED. REG. 13,647 (Mar. 25, 1996));Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act, Pub. L. No. 95-224, 92 Stat. 3 (1978), codified, as amended, 31 U.S.C. §§ 630108;Fish and Wildlife Act, Pub. L. No. 84-1024, 70 Stat. 1120 (1956);Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, Pub. L. No. 73-121, 48 Stat. 401 (1934), codified, as amended, at 16 U.S.C. §§ 661667e;Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, Pub. L. No. 85-624, 72 Stat. 563 (1958), codified at 16 U.S.C. § 661;Judgment on the Administrative Record;Jurisdiction;National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act, Pub. L. No. 89-669, 80 Stat. 927 (1966), codified, as amended, at 16 U.S.C. § 668dd;National Wildlife Refuge System definitions (50 C.F.R. § 25.12 (1960));National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act, Pub. L. No. 105-57, 111 Stat. 1252 (1997);National Wildlife Refuge System Volunteer and Community Partnership Enhancement Act, Pub. L. No. 105-242, 112 Stat. 1574 (1998), codified, as amended, at 16 U.S.C. §§ 742a, 742f; National Wildlife Refuge Volunteer Act, Pub. L. No. 108-327, 118 Stat. 1271 (2004);Public Law No. 79-732, 60 Stat. 1080 (1946);Public Law No. 80-537, 62 Stat. 240 (1948);RCFC 37(c) (Failure to Disclose, to Supplement an Earlier Response).

REPORTED OPINION granting Motion to Dismiss - Rule 12(b)(1). The Clerk is directed to enter judgment. Signed by Judge Mary Ellen Coster Williams.

Keywords: re: Order on Motion to Dismiss - Rule 12(b)(1), Reported Opinion; Subject Matter Jurisdiction; Contract Disputes Act, 41 U.S.C. §§ 7101-09; 48 C.F.R. § 2.101 Claim; Contracting Officers Final Decision; Failure to Appoint a Replacement Contracting Officer.

REPORTED OPINION granting in part and denying in part Motion for Attorney Fees; granting in part and denying in part [72] Motion for Bill of Costs. BCPeabody is awarded $30,990.56 in attorneys' fees and expenses pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act. BCPeabody is also awarded $400.00 in costs pursuant to RCFC 54(d). The Clerk is directed to enter judgment. Signed by Judge Charles F. Lettow.

Keywords: re: Application by a prevailing plaintiff for an award of attorneys' fees and expenses pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412; no substantial justification for the government's position; hourly rates; expenses; bond premiums as expenses. (EB)

REPORTED OPINION denying Motion for Subpoena Duces Tecum and; granting [28] Motion for Extension of Time to File Response re [25] MOTION for Summary Judgment. Plaintiffs Response to Motion for Summary Judgment due by 10/3/2014. Signed by Judge Susan G. Braden. (dw1) Copy to parties.

Keywords: re: Pro Se; Subpoena Duces Tecum; RCFC 56(d) (when discovery is required to defeat a motion for summary judgment).

REDACTED REPORTED OPINION denying Government's Motion to Dismiss; granting Government's Cross-Motion for Judgment on the Administrative Record; Denying Plaintiff's Motion for Judgment on the Administrative Record. Signed by Judge Elaine D. Kaplan.

Keywords: re: Post-award Bid Protest; Best-Value Negotiated Procurement conducted under FAR Part 15; FAR 15.305; FAR 15.308 Motion to Dismiss; RCFC 12(b)(1); Standing; Tradeoff

REPORTED OPINION granting Defendant-Intervenor's Motion for Leave to File Sur-Reply; granting [48] Defendant-Intervenor's Motion to Strike Plaintiff's Response to Motion for Leave to File Sur-Reply; granting in part and denying in part [37] Motion to Compel Discovery Responses from Defendant-Intervenor. Signed by Judge Charles F. Lettow.

Keywords: re: Order on Motion for Leave to File, Order on Motion to Strike, Order on Motion to Compel, Reported Opinion. Patent case; discovery dispute; attorney-client privilege; work-product protection; claw-back request; RCFC 26(b)(5)(B); Fed. R. Evid. 502(b); compelled production of documents from an affiliated nonparty foreign corporate entity that joined with the party in development of the allegedly infringing product; discovery related to nonaccused products

REPORTED OPINION. Signed by Judge Marian Blank Horn.

Keywords: re: Bid Protest; Jurisdiction; Task Orders, Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act, 10 U.S.C. § 2304c(e). (ajh) Modified on 7/21/2014 (jt1).

REPORTED ORDER granting in part and denying in part Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Senior Judge Eric G. Bruggink. (jpk1) Copy to parties.

Keywords: re: Order on Motion for Summary Judgment, Reported Order.Patents; Means-plus-function limitations; 35 U.S.C. § 112; Indefiniteness.

REPORTED ORDER granting in part and denying in part defendant's motion for a protective order. Signed by Judge Margaret M. Sweeney.

REPORTED ORDER granting Motion to Stay and for Discovery pursuant to Rule 56(d). Signed by Judge Thomas C. Wheeler.

Keywords: re: Order on Motion to Stay, Reported Order: Tax Case; Treasury Cash Grant; Rule 56(d) Request for Discovery; When to Allow Discovery and Stay Motion for Summary Judgment; Theisen Vending Test; Sale-leaseback Agreement.

REPORTED OPINION. Signed by Judge Marian Blank Horn.

REPORTED OPINION (public version of sealed Opinion issued June 30, 2014). Signed by Chief Judge Patricia E. Campbell-Smith.

Keywords: re: Reported Opinion: Post-Award Bid Protest; Cross-Motions for Judgment on the Administrative Record; Whether the GAO Decision was Rational.

REPORTED OPINION denying Motion to Strike Plaintiffs' Unauthorized Rebuttal Expert Report. Signed by Judge Charles F. Lettow. (jt1) Copy to parties.

Keywords: re: Time for filing expert rebuttal reports where a scheduling order issued by the court does not specify a time; RCFC 26(a)(2)(D)(ii); exercise of judicial discretion.

REPORTED OPINION granting in part and denying in part Motion for Partial Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge Lawrence J. Block.

Keywords: re: Eichleay damages; Field overhead damages; Home office overhead damages; Contract Disputes Act; Summary judgment.

REPORTED OPINION and ORDER (Reissuance of Sealed Opinion and Order, filed June 18, 2014 for publication). Signed by Judge Elaine D. Kaplan.

Keywords: re: Military Pay Act, 37 U.S.C. § 204; Judicial Review of Military Decisions; DoDI 1241.2; Extended Active Duty; DoDI 6485.01; Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV); Disability Evaluation System (DES); Constructive Service Doctrine; Unauthorized Acts by Government Agents(dls) Modified on 7/22/2014 (jt1).

REPORTED OPINION. Signed by Senior Judge Eric G. Bruggink.

Keywords: re: Bid protest; Small Business Set-Asides; Statutory Construction; Rule of Two. (md) Modified on 7/21/2014 (jt1).

REPORTED OPINION and ORDER granting Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis for the limited purpose of addressing the court's jurisdiction; finding that the court lacks jurisdiction over plaintiff's claim; and directing the Clerk to transfer plaintiff's complaint to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1631. Signed by Chief Judge Patricia E. Campbell-Smith.

Keywords: re: Reported Opinion and Order Pro Se; Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction; Transfer in the Interest of Justice under 28 U.S.C. § 1631. (dls) Modified on 7/11/2014 (jt1).