USCFC General Jurisdiction-Reported

REPORTED ORDER denying Motion for Summary Judgment; Status Conference set for 5/28/2020 at 11:00 AM in Chambers (Telephonic) before Senior Judge Edward J. Damich. Signed by Senior Judge Edward J. Damich. (lp1) Service on parties made.

Keywords: re: Reported Order: Motion to Dismiss, Summary Judgment, Questions of Fact, Actual Reduction to Practice

REPORTED ORDER denying Motion for Summary Judgment; Status Conference set for 6/2/2020 at 02:00 PM in Chambers (Telephonic) before Senior Judge Edward J. Damich. Signed by Senior Judge Edward J. Damich. (lp1) Service on parties made. Modified on 5/21/2020 - corrected pdf (jt1).

Keywords: re: Order on Motion for Summary Judgment, Reported Order: summary judgment; genuine issues of material fact; trial; contract formation; consideration

REPORTED Opinion, public version of sealed opinion [71], denying Motion to Dismiss; denying Motion to Lift Stay. Signed by Chief Judge Margaret M. Sweeney. (jb2) Service on parties made.

Keywords: re: Motion to Dismiss; RCFC 12(b)(1); RCFC 12(b)(6); Jurisdiction; Standing; Derivative Claims; Coercion; Agent; Collateral Estoppel; Issue Preclusion; Conservator; Conflict of Interest; Fannie; FHFA

REPORTED Opinion, public version of sealed opinion [57], denying Motion to Lift Stay; denying Motion to Dismiss. Signed by Chief Judge Margaret M. Sweeney. (jb2) Service on parties made.

Keywords: re: Motion to Dismiss; RCFC 12(b)(1); RCFC 12(b)(6); Jurisdiction; Standing; Derivative Claims; Coercion; Agent; Collateral Estoppel; Issue Preclusion; Conservator; Conflict of Interest; Freddie; FHFA

REPORTED OPINION granting Motion to Dismiss - Rule 12(b)(1) and (6). The Clerk is directed to enter judgment. Signed by Chief Judge Margaret M. Sweeney. (jb2) Service on parties made.

Keywords: re: Motion to Dismiss; RCFC 12(b)(1); RCFC 12(b)(6); Jurisdiction; Standing; Direct Claims; Instrumentalities; Coercion; Agent; Collateral Estoppel; Issue Preclusion; Conservators; Conflict of Interest; Third-Party Beneficiaries; Stock; Shareholders; Fannie; Freddie; FHFA

REPORTED ORDER of the court's **SEALED** ORDER issued on 4/29/20, ECF No. [88], denying MOTION for TRO filed by plaintiffs. The parties were invited to identify competition-sensitive information for redaction, but reported to the court that no redactions were necessary. See ECF No. [96]. Thus, the sealed version, ECF No. [88], and this public version of the April 29, 2020 order are identical, except for the publication date and footnote 1. Signed by Judge Patricia E. Campbell-Smith. (mrc) Service on parties made.

REPORTED OPINION. (Refiling public version of April 27, 2020 Sealed Opinion) Signed by Senior Judge Eric G. Bruggink. (wr) Service on parties made.

Keywords: re: Reported Opinion : Patents; motion for summary judgment; infringement; doctrine of equivalents; tangential exception.

REPORTED OPINION AND ORDER. Signed by Judge Ryan T. Holte. (jln) Service on parties made.

Keywords: Pre-award bid protest; FAR 6.302-2; unusual and compelling urgency; 10 U.S.C. § 2304(c)(2); sole source procurement.

REPORTED OPINION granting MOTION to Notify Interested Party L3 Technologies, Inc. and Harris Corporation Pursuant to RCFC 14(b) filed by USA. The Clerk of Court is directed to issue a Rule 14 Notice as specified in the Opinion. Signed by Judge Eleni M. Roumel. (klb) Service on parties made. Modified on 5/12/2020 (jt1).

REPORTED ORDER granting in part and denying in part Motion for Partial Summary Judgment on Scope of Deed. Signed by Senior Judge Nancy B. Firestone. (Attachments: # (1) Brighton Mills 58/292 Deed)(gd) Service on parties made.

Keywords: re: Reported Order. Motion for Summary Judgment; Rails-to-Trails; Oregon Law; Scope of Easements.

REPORTED ORDER granting in part and denying in part Motion for Partial Summary Judgment on Scope of Deeds. Signed by Senior Judge Nancy B. Firestone. (Attachments: # (1) Brighton Mills 58/292 Deed)(gd) Service on parties made.

Keywords: re: Motion for Summary Judgment; Rails-to-Trails; Oregon Law; Scope of Easements.

REPORTED ORDER granting in part and denying in part Motion for Partial Summary Judgment on Scope of Deeds. Signed by Senior Judge Nancy B. Firestone. (Attachments: # (1) Brighton Mills 58/292 Deed)(gd) Service on parties made.

Keywords: re: Motion for Summary Judgment; Rails-to-Trails; Oregon Law; Scope of Easements.

REPORTED OPINION granting Motion to Dismiss - Rule 12(b)(1); denying [40] Motion for Declaratory Judgment. The Clerk is directed to enter judgment. Signed by Judge Ryan T. Holte. (nb7) Service on parties made. (Main Document 46 replaced on 6/8/2020 to attach corrected PDF)

Keywords: re: Order on Motion for Declaratory Judgment: Patent Infringement; RCFC 12(b)(1); Motion to Dismiss; Subject Matter Jurisdiction; Declaratory Judgment.

REPORTED OPINION: granting in part and denying in part MOTION to Dismiss pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) filed by USA. The Court GRANTS the governments motion to dismiss Count II of the Complaint (breach of an implied-in-fact contact). Joint Status Report due by 5/22/2020, proposing a schedule for discovery and further proceedings in this case. Signed by Judge Matthew H. Solomson. (si) Service on parties made. (Main Document 37 replaced on 5/7/2020 to add page numbers).

Keywords: re: Order on Motion to Dismiss - Rule 12(b)(6), Reported Opinion: Breach of land sale contract; Federal Land Policy and Management Act; Bureau of Land Management; 43 U.S.C. § 1713; 43 C.F.R. Subparts 2710 - 2711; invitation for bids; auction; land patent; incorporation by reference; RCFC 12(b)(6); issue preclusion; collateral estoppel; damages election.

REPORTED ORDER denying Motion to Dismiss - Rule 12(b)(1) and (6); on [9] MOTION to Dismiss pursuant to Rules 12 (b)(1) and (6) or, Alternatively, Motion for Summary Judgment filed by USA (Answer to Complaint due by 5/19/2020). Signed by Judge Thomas C. Wheeler. (sb) Service on parties made.

Keywords: re: Order on Motion to Dismiss - Rule 12(b)(1) and (6), Reported Order, Standing, Motion to Dismiss, Failure to State a Claim, Contract Dispute Act; RCFC 12(b)(6), Indefinite Delivery/ Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract, Firm Fixed Price, Task Orders, Breach of Contract.

REPORTED OPINION Granting Motion for Summary Judgment The Clerk is directed to enter judgment. Signed by Judge David A. Tapp. (jm) Service on parties made.

Keywords: re: Order on Motion for Summary Judgment: RCFC 56(a); summary judgment; contract; USDA; loan; default; material breach; duty of good faith and fair dealing

REPORTED OPINION on MOTION to Dismiss pursuant to Rule 12(b)(1) filed by USA. Section II.A of defendant's motion is hereby DENIED. Briefing on Section II.B of defendant's motion remains stayed. Signed by Chief Judge Margaret M. Sweeney. (am) Service on parties made.

Keywords: re: Reported Opinion - RCFC 12(b)(1); Motion to Dismiss; Jurisdiction; Submission of Claims to Contracting Officer; Breach of Contract; Contractual Duty; Good Faith and Fair Dealing

REPORTED OPINION granting Motion for Summary Judgment; denying [36] Cross Motion. Pursuant to the court's March 15, 2019 opinion, ECF No. [23], and this opinion, the Clerk is directed to enter final judgment in favor of defendant, DISMISSING plaintiff's complaint with prejudice. Each party shall bear its own costs. Signed by Judge Patricia E. Campbell-Smith. (TQ) Service on parties made. (Main Document 41 replaced on 4/30/2020 to correct a minor typo on the last line of the opinion.)

Keywords: re: Opinion on Motion for Summary Judgment, and on Cross Motion [Dispositive], Reported Opinion. Summary Judgment; RCFC 56; Contract Interpretation. (TQ)

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.

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.