Legal Opinion
Cooke v. United States
United States Court of Federal Claims
Decided December 6, 2007No. 06-748CPublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON MOTION TO AMEND ANSWER
WHEELER, Judge.
At issue before the Court is whether to allow Defendant to amend its answer and raise affirmative defenses under Rule 15(a) of the Rules of the Court of Federal Claims (“RCFC”). For the reasons explained below, Defendant’s motion to amend its answer is GRANTED.
Background
Plaintiff, Marjorie Murtagh Cooke, filed her complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia on April 26, 2006, alleging violations of the Equal Pay Act, 29 USC § 206(d)(1), and the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 USC § 215(a)(3). On November 9, 2006, this…
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