Hamza v. United States

ORDER

MOODY R. TIDWELL, III, Judge:

This contract dispute is before the court on defendant’s motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to RCFC 12(b)(1). The court must decide whether a contracting officer’s final decision received by plaintiffs attorney begins the running of the statute of limitations under the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (the “CDA”), 41 U.S.C. § 609(a)(3) (1994). For the reasons set forth below, defendant’s motion is granted, as the statute of limitations prevents the court from exercising its jurisdiction.

FACTS

Plaintiff, Hussam T. Hamza, a resident…