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Acker v. United States

United States Court of Claims

Decided April 2, 1980No. 213-78; No. 399-78; No. 76-79; No. 266-79C; No. 580-79C; No. 57-80CPublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtKunzig, Judge

We are presented for the first time in this case with the validity of regulations differentiating between teachers within the Department of Defense Overseas Dependents School System based on point of hire. Plaintiffs here are some 352 present or former teachers in this school system who were hired abroad rather than within the United States. Under the regulations, "local hires” such as plaintiffs are denied various benefits vis-a-vis stateside hires. Plaintiffs claim such a distinction is impermissible under the governing statutes and claim money owed them. Both parties moved for summary…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Udall v. TallmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  2. Virginia J. March v. United States of America. Virginia J. March v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
  3. Crawford v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1967
  4. Benton v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1973
  5. Trifunovich v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1971

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Buchan v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 1992
  2. O'Hanlon v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1985
  3. Territorial Court of Virgin Islands v. RichardsDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 1987
  4. Acker v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1991
  5. Bunge Corp. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1984

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