Legal Opinion
Rinner v. United States
United States Court of Federal Claims
Decided September 13, 2001No. 00-744CPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
MILLER, Judge.
This case is before the court on defendant’s motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction pursuant to RCFC 12(b)(1) and for failure to state a claim pursuant to RCFC 12(b)(4). The issues for decision are whether a postal employee may bring suit in the Court of Federal Claims seeking compensation for an employee suggestion on theories of breach of contract, breach of implied contract, and quantum meruit. Because the claim is preempted by specific legislation that remits an employee to a collective bargaining agreement, the court lacks jurisdiction over plaintiffs claims.…
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