United States Federal Circuit

Plaintiff's claims arise out of alleged agreements with the U.S. and therefore jurisdiction properly lies, if at all, in the Court of Federal Claims under the Tucker Act, as a contract action.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/04/2002
• Published 09/04/2002

Judges

• SCHALL, Circuit Judge., Before MAYER, Chief Judge, RADER and SCHALL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Mark N. Halbert,Phelps Dunbar, LLP, of Tupelo, MI, argued for plaintiff-appellant.   With him on the brief was William M. Beasley.


• For Appellees:
  
• Gerald M. Alexander, Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for defendants-appellees.   With him on the brief were Robert D. McCallum, Jr., Assistant Attorney General;  David M. Cohen, Director;  and James M. Kinsella, Assistant Director.