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17-9001 • IN RE UPSTREAM ADDICKS AND BARKER (TEXAS) FLOOD-CONTROL RESERVOIRS v. USA

Filed 04/30/2020
REPORTED OPINION denying Motion to Clarify the Scope of Easement and Date of Taking; granting in part and denying in part [279] Cross Motion and Response. Signed by Senior Judge Charles F. Lettow.

Keywords: re: Reported Opinion: Date of taking of a permanent flowage easement; scope of that easement.

18-607 • BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANY v. USA

Filed 04/28/2020
REPORTED Opinion and Order granting Motion for Summary Judgment; denying [36] Cross Motion; denying [36] Motion to Dismiss - Rule 12(b)(1). The Clerk is directed to enter judgment. Signed by Judge Thomas C. Wheeler. (nc) Service on parties maREPORTED Opinion and Order granting [35] Motion for Summary Judgment; denying [36] Cross Motion; denying [36] Motion to Dismiss - Rule 12(b)(1). The Clerk is directed to enter judgment. Signed by Judge Thomas C. Wheeler. (nc) Service on parties made.de.

Keywords re [46]: 30 U.S.C. § 1721 (2012); Fixing Americas Surface Transportation Act; Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982; Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act of 1996; Motion to Dismiss; Motion for Summary Judgment; Tucker Act; Federal Savings Statute; Anti-Deficiency Act; Subject-Matter Jurisdiction; RCFC Rule 12; RCFC Rule 56; Retroactivity.

20-283 • STG LLC v. USA

Filed 04/28/2020
REPORTED OPINION. Signed by Senior Judge Marian Blank Horn. (jm5) Service on parties made.

Post-Award Bid Protest; Override. Keywords: re: Reported Opinion

19-463 • HALL et al v. USA

Filed 04/27/2020
REPORTED OPINION Granting Motion to Dismiss - Rule 12(b)(1) The Clerk is directed to enter judgment. Signed by Judge David A. Tapp. (jm) Service on parties made. (Main Document 39 replaced on 4/27/2020) (tb). Modified on 4/27/2020 (tb). Corrected PDF.

Keywords: re: Order on Motion to Dismiss - Rule 12(b)(1), RCFC 12(b)(1); Amended Tax Return; Tax Refund Claim; Signature Requirement; Waiver; Informal Claim Doctrine

19-1421 • HARMONIA HOLDINGS GROUP, LLC v. USA

Filed 04/26/2020
REPORTED OPINION. Signed by Senior Judge Marian Blank Horn. (jm5) Service on parties made.

Post-Award; Bid Protest; Small Business Administration; Exhaustion; Technical Evaluation; Best Value Trade-Off. Keywords: re: Reported Opinion

19-1187 • PACIFIC COAST COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC. v. USA

Filed 04/23/2020
REPORTED OPINION Granting the defendant's Motion to Dismiss. The Court will issue an order concurrently with this opinion reflecting its conclusion and directing judgment for the defendant. Signed by Judge Richard A. Hertling. (abg) Service on parties made.

Keywords: re: RCFC 12(b)(6); Failure to State a Claim; Breach of Contract; Firm-Fixed Price Contract; Patent Ambiguity

17-1638 • 2M RESEARCH SERVICES, LLC v. USA

Filed 04/22/2020
REPORTED ORDER reissuing OPINION and ORDER on Attorneys Fees. Signed by Senior Judge Loren A. Smith. (mr) Service on parties made.

Keywords: Attorneys Fees; Equal Access to Justice Act; EAJA; 28 U.S.C. § 2412; 28 U.S.C. § 2412(b); 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(2)(A); Special Factor; Cost of LivingAdjustment; Limited Availability of Qualified Attorneys. re: Reported Order

19-1308 • HVF WEST, LLC v. USA

Filed 04/22/2020
REPORTED OPINION, redacted version of opinion filed under seal on April 1, 2020 [59]. Signed by Chief Judge Margaret M. Sweeney. (jb2) Service on parties made.

Keywords: re: Reported Opinion: Postaward Bid Protest; Motion for Stay of Judgment; RCFC 62(d).

19-674 • HARMONIA HOLDINGS GROUP, LLC v. USA

Filed 04/21/2020
REPORTED ORDER reissuing ORDER denying [48] Motion to Stay. Signed by Senior Judge Loren A. Smith. (kn) Service on parties made.

Keywords: RCFC 62(d); Motion for Injunction Pending Appeal; Bid Protest; Waiver; Diligent Pursuit; Agency Discretion; Likelihood of Success; Irreparable Harm; National Security; Public Interest. Re: Reported Order.

18-585 • DIAS, JR. v. USA

Filed 04/21/2020
REPORTED OPINION granting Motion for Summary Judgment and denying [43] Motion for Summary Judgment. Count II of the complaint shall be dismissed. The Clerk is directed to enter judgment accordingly. Additionally, the Clerk is directed to strike the filings at ECF Nos. 51 and 54 from the docket. Signed by Senior Judge Charles F. Lettow.

Keywords re Reported Opinion: Claim of breach of contract; cancellation of bid to buy residential property owned by HUD; failure to satisfy a condition precedent to contract formation.

20-299 • NIKA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. v. USA

Filed 04/21/2020
REPORTED OPINION: Reflecting redactions from the opinion and order previously entered on April 16, 2020. Signed by Senior Judge Charles F. Lettow.

Keywords re Reported Opinion: Protest of refusal to implement an automatic stay of performance after a protest filed with GAO; 31 U.S.C. § 3553; timeliness of the protest to GAO; statutory interpretation; debriefing date; 10 U.S.C. § 2305(b)(5)(B)(vii), 31 U.S.C. § 3553(d)(4)(A)(ii).

17-843 • ACME WORLDWIDE ENTERPRISES, INC. v. USA

Filed 04/21/2020
REPORTED OPINION. Signed by Senior Judge Edward J. Damich. (er) Service on parties made.

Keywords: Motion to Reconsider, Claim Construction re: Reported Opinion

18-1116 • FULLER v. USA

Filed 04/20/2020
REPORTED OPINION finding as moot Motion for Judgment on the Administrative Record; Granting [19] Motion for Summary Judgment; finding as moot [23] Cross Motion The Clerk is directed to enter judgment. Signed by Judge David A. Tapp. (jm) Service on parties made.

Keywords: re: Order on Motion for Judgment on the Admin. Record,, Order on Motion for Summary Judgment,, Order on Cross Motion [Dispositive], Military discharge; summary judgment; RCFC 56; legal hold; mandatory retirement; drop from rolls; military control; Secretary of the Navy; res judicata; claim preclusion (jm) Modified on 4/20/2020 (tb). Removed Reported Opinion.

19-199 • DOYON UTILITIES, LLC v. USA

Filed 04/20/2020
REPORTED ORDER granting Motion to Dismiss - Rule 12(b)(1) and (6); on [14] MOTION to Dismiss pursuant to Rules 12 (b)(1) and (6) filed by USA. Signed by Judge David A. Tapp. (emc) Service on parties made.

Keywords: re: Order on Motion to Dismiss - Rule 12(b)(1) and (6). 12(b)(1); Changes Clause; 12(b)(6); No-Interest Rule; Sovereign Immunity (emc) Modified on 4/21/2020 (tb). Removed Reported Order.

20-309 • CASHMAN DREDGING AND MARINE CONTRACTING CO., LLC v. USA

Filed 04/20/2020
REPORTED OPINION, redacted version of sealed opinion issued April 9, 2020 [29]. Signed by Chief Judge Margaret M. Sweeney. (jb2) Service on parties made.

Keywords: re: Reported Opinion: Postaward Bid Protest; Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction; Protest of the Issuance by the Small Business Administration of a Certificate of Competency to the Awardee.

17-879 • BIG EASY STUDIOS, LLC v. USA

Filed 04/17/2020
**RE-DOCKETED TO CORRECT FILING ERROR** REPORTED OPINION granting in part and denying in part [70] Motion for Clarification filed by USA. Joint Status Report due by 4/30/2020. Signed by Judge Ryan T. Holte. (tb) Service on parties made.

19-1874 • AMERICAN RELOCATION CONNECTIONS, LLC v. USA

Filed 04/10/2020
REPORTED ORDER granting MOTION to Redact [40] Order on Motion to Withdraw, Order on Motion for Judgment on the Admin. Record, Order on Motion to Supplement the Administrative Record, Sealed Opinion/Order, filed by AMERICAN RELOCATION CONNECTIONS, LLC. Signed by Judge Ryan T. Holte. (jln) Service on parties made. Modified on 4/13/2020 - corrected typographical error (jt1).

Keywords: Post-award bid protest; best-value trade off; FAR Subpart 8.4; RCFC 52.1; judgment on the administrative record; equally-weighted subfactors.

19-1689 • WHITEFORD et al v. USA

Filed 04/10/2020
REPORTED OPINION granting Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis; granting [5] Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis; granting [7] Motion to Dismiss - Rule 12(b)(1) and (6) The Clerk is directed to enter judgment. Signed by Judge Ryan T. Holte. (es) Service on parties made; plaintiffs served via U.S. mail.

Keywords: re: Pro se; RCFC 12(b)(1); RCFC 12(b)(6);Subject-Matter Jurisdiction; Tax Refund Claim; In Forma Pauperis.

17-668 • ANDERSON et al v. USA

Filed 04/10/2020
REPORTED OPINION denying Motion for Summary Judgment and granting in part and denying in part [30] Motion for Summary Judgment. Joint Status Report due by 5/11/2020. Signed by Chief Judge Margaret M. Sweeney. (kb1)

Keywords: re: Reported Opinion on Motion for Summary Judgment -- RCFC 56; Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment on Liability; Fifth Amendment Taking Claim; Rails-to-Trails; Texas Law; Deed Interpretation; Fee Simple Versus Easement; Defeasible Fee; Unavailability or Lack of Conveyance Instrument; Intervening Parcels; Intervening Road

19-1167 • REDD v. USA

Filed 04/08/2020
REPORTED OPINION granting Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis; granting [10] Motion to Dismiss. The Clerk is directed to enter judgment. Signed by Judge Eleni M. Roumel. (klb) Service on parties made; plaintiff served via U.S. mail.

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