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08-842C • EDWARD DON ALVERSON, DELIA E. BANCHS, RODERICK W. CHANDLER, DAVID BYRON GOODRICH, CAROLINE FAYE HOELSCHER-KOSEL,VICKI LYNN MAXWELL, DANIEL ODELL REED,ERNEST FRANCS RAIKOWSKI, AND FRANK W. STRANSKY, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Filed 08/21/2009
Equal Pay Act, 29 U.S.C. § 206(d); gender-based wage discrimination; "within the Plaintiffs, class of plaintiffs entitled to recover under the money-mandating source"; gender-mixed class Signed by Judge Hodges.

05-1042C • THE DALLES IRRIGATION DISTRICT, v. UNITED STATES,

Filed 08/21/2009
Post-trial decision on damages in suit by irrigation district for refund of excess charges for energy and power under a contract with the Bureau of Reclamation Signed by Judge Lettow.

07-137V • PETER BROEKELSCHEN, M.D., v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES,

Filed 08/18/2009
Review of special master's decision denying compensation;National Vaccine Injury Act, 42 U.S.C. § 300 aa-1 et seq.; offtable case; causation; burden of proof;scope of judicial review Signed by Judge Miller, G..

09-38C • KENNEY ORTHOPEDIC, LLC, v. THE UNITED STATES,

Filed 08/17/2009
Contract Disputes Act of 1978,41 U.S.C. § 601 et seq.;Federal Acquisition Regulation 52-212-4(m),48 C.F.R. 52.212-4(m);Implied Covenant of Good Faith And Fair Dealing;Motion To Dismiss,RCFC 12(b)(1), 12(b)(6);RESTATEMENT (SECOND) OF CONTRACTS § § 347, 351, 352 (1981) Signed by Judge Braden.

09-354C • GEORGE A. BROWN, v. UNITED STATES,

Filed 08/12/2009
Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction; Declaratory Judgment; Tort; Due Process; Pro Se Plaintiff; 28 U.S.C. § § 1915, 1915A; Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis; Three Strikes Rule; Frivolous Complaint Signed by Judge Horn.

06-465C • THE LIQUIDATING TRUSTEE ESTER DUVAL OF KI LIQUIDATION, INC., f/k/a KULLMAN INDUSTRIES, INC., v. THE UNITED STATES,

Filed 08/11/2009
Contracts, summary judgment;RCFC 56(c); counterclaim for fraud; False Claims Act,31 U.S.C. § § 3729(a)(1), (b)(1)(2006); 28 U.S.C. § 2514(2006); burden of proof on fraud claims Signed by Judge Miller, C..

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Filed 08/11/2009
Governmental Taking by Gradual Physical Process; Erosion; Date of Taking; Determination of Owners to Whom Just Compensation is Due;Entitlement to Damages for Loss Preceding Date of Acquisition of Property Interest; Entitlement to Damages for All Reasonably Foreseeable Future Loss Irrespective of Subsequent Transfer of Property Interest; Entitlement to a Portion of the Cost of Shore Protection Measures; In the Alternative, Entitlement to a Portion of the Value of All Reasonably Foreseeable Future Loss to Plaintiffs'Properties Signed by Judge Hewitt.

01-162V • COLTEN SNYDER, by and through KATHRYN SNYDER and JOSEPH SNYDER, his natural guardians and next friends v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Filed 08/11/2009
Vaccine Act, 42 U.S.C. § § 300aa-1 to -34; MMR and Thimerosal-Containing Vaccines; Omnibus Autism Proceeding; Role of Special Masters; Use of Three Special Masters to Hear General Causation Evidence; Admitting and Weighing Evidence; Daubert; Causation-in-Fact; Althen; Unfounded Allegations of Bias Signed by Judge Sweeney.

09-125C • NEQ, LLC, v. THE UNITED STATES, and LATA-KEMRON REMEDIATION, LLC, Defendant-Intervenor

Filed 08/10/2009
Post-award bid protest; EPA contract for emergency and rapid response services; Motion for judgment on the administrative record - nature of review - Bannum; Proper scope of the administrative record - Axiom; Unstated evaluation factor - metropolitan presence of emergency responders; Subcontractor requirements;Adequacy of trade-off decision; Failure to address other injunctive factors; Relief denied Signed by Judge Allegra.

98-916V • THERESA and MICHAEL CEDILLO, as Parents and Natural Guardians of MICHELLE CEDILLO, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES,

Filed 08/06/2009
Vaccine Act; Omnibus Autism Proceeding;Effect of Thimerosal and Measles, Mumps,and Rubella Vaccine in Causing Autism; Burden of Proof; Standard of Review;Analysis of Causation-in-Fact Evidence; Assessment of Expert Testimony Signed by Judge Wheeler.

09-6T • CYNTHIA D. DOYLE, a/k/a CYNTHIA D. DOYLEAVRIGIAN, v. THE UNITED STATES,

Filed 08/06/2009
Tax Refund Suit; Pro Se; Subject Matter Jurisdiction; Motion to Dismiss; Rule 12(b)(1)of the Rules of the Court of Federal Claims("RCFC"); RCFC 12(b)(6); Jurisdictional Prerequisites to Filing Tax Refund Suit with the Court; 26 U.S.C. § 7422; Compliance with Statute of Limitations; 26 U.S.C. § 6511; 26 U.S.C. § 6532; Proof of Delivery; 26 U.S.C. § 7502 Signed by Judge Miller, G..

95-517C • FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OF ROCHESTER, v. THE UNITED STATES,

Filed 08/06/2009
Winstar-Related Case; Attorneys' Fees and Costs; Provision in Assistance Agreement That Prevailing Party is Entitled to Reasonable Attorneys' Fees and Other Costs; Sovereign Immunity; RCFC 6(b)(2); RCFC 54(d)(1);Tucker Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1491;Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412; Bill of Costs; 28 U.S.C. § 1920; Time Deadlines for Briefs on Bill of Costs; Contractual Fee-Shifting Provision as Alternative Basis for Recovery of Costs Signed by Judge Miller, G..

98-916V • THERESA and MICHAEL CEDILLO, as Parents and Natural Guardians of MICHELLE CEDILLO v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Filed 08/06/2009
Vaccine Act; Omnibus Autism Proceeding; Effect of Thimerosal and Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Vaccine in Causing Autism; Burden of Proof; Standard of Review; Analysis of Causation-in-Fact Evidence; Assessment of Expert Testimony. Signed by Judge Wheeler.

09-8C • RUDOLPH RHABURN, v. THE UNITED STATES,

Filed 08/05/2009
Pro Se Complaint; RCFC 12(b)(6); Fifth Amendment Taking; Police Power Signed by Judge Sweeney.

09-03C • JOB J. THYKKUTTATHIL, et al., pro se v. THE UNITED STATES

Filed 08/04/2009
Regulatory Takings Claim; Pro Se Plaintiffs; RCFC 12(b)(6); Bank Seizure Not a Compensable Taking. Signed by Judge Bush.

06-101C • JAY CASHMAN, INC., v. THE UNITED STATES,

Filed 08/04/2009
Partial motion for summary judgment/crossmotion for summary judgment; Government contract case - action under the Contract Disputes Act; Dredging contract; Hydrographic multibeam acoustic survey; Minimum depth versus average depth method; Equitable adjustment; Contract ambiguity/missing term; Duty to Cooperate; Alleged violation of manual provision not actionable; Patent ambiguity; Numerous genuine issues of material fact identified; Summary relief largely denied; Trial to be scheduled Signed by Judge Allegra.

05-1119L • ST. BERNARD PARISH AND OTHER OWNERS OF REAL PROPERTY IN ST. BERNARD PARISH OR THE LOWER NINTH WARD OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS v. UNITED STATES

Filed 08/03/2009
Coastal Wetlands Planning Protection and Restoration Act of 1990, Pub. L. No. 101-646; Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, Pub. L. No. 109-234; Failure to State a Claim, RCFC 12(b)(6); Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1946, Pub. L. No. 79-732; Just Compensation Clause, U.S. CONST. amend. V; River and Harbor Act of 1956, Pub. L. No. 84-455; River and Harbor Act of 1968, Pub. L. No. 90-483; Stabilization Doctrine; Statute of Limitations; Summary Judgment, RCFC 56; Tucker Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1491. Signed by Judge Braden.

07-637C • NORTHERN COLORADO WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT, a quasi-municipal entity and political subdivision of the State of Colorado, v. THE UNITED STATES,

Filed 07/31/2009
Dispute over miscellaneous-revenue provisions of contract for the Colorado-Big Thompson Project, a multi-purpose water project in Colorado; Property Clause of the Constitution, U.S. Const. art. IV, § 3,cl. 2; Appropriations Clause of the Constitution, U.S. Const. art. I, § 9,cl. 7; authority to contract; Interior Department Appropriation Act of 1938; Hayden-O'Mahoney Amendment, 43 U.S.C. § 392a; Reclamation Reform Act of 1982, 43 U.S.C. § 390xx Signed by Judge Lettow.

09-182C • TIMOTHY DOYLE YOUNG, v. UNITED STATES,

Filed 07/31/2009
Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction; Pro Se Plaintiff; 28 U.S.C. § 1915; Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis;Three Strikes Rule; Frivolous Complaint Signed by Judge Horn.

06-245T, 06-246T, and 06-247T • MURFAM FARMS, LLC, By and Through Wendell H. Murphy, Jr., A Partner Other than Tax Matters Partner, v. THE UNITED STATES,

Filed 07/30/2009
TEFRA Partnership Proceeding;Motion for Partial Summary Judgment; Validity of Treas. Reg. § 1.752-6; Taxpayer Bill of Rights 2;Retroactivity; 26 U.S.C. § 7805 Signed by Judge Damich.

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