Filipczyk v. United States

Rafal Filipczyk appeals the United States Court of Federal Claims’ dismissal of his request for lodging expense reimbursement due to lack of jurisdiction, and in the alternative, summary judgment in favor of the Government action denying his request. Because we agree that Mr. Filipczyk is not entitled to the requested reimbursement as a matter of law, we affirm the summary judgment of the Court of Federal Claims.

Background

Mr. Filipczyk is a civilian employee of the Naval Oceanographic Office (“NAVO-CEANO”). He is regularly assigned temporary duty aboard naval ships traveling across open…