Freed v. United States

ORDER

TIDWELL, Judge:

This case is before the court on defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiffs claim of statutory entitlement to the maximum award permissible under 19 U.S.C. § 1619 (1994) pursuant to RCFC 12(b)(1) & (4), and defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiffs breach of contract claim pursuant to RCFC 56(b). For the reasons set forth below, the court grants defendant’s motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim on plaintiffs theory of statutory entitlement and grants summary judgment in favor of defendant on the breach of contract claim.

FACTS

Plaintiff, Robert J. Freed,…