Avery v. United States

In the United States Court of Federal Claims No. 25-1758 Filed: March 13, 2026 CECIL AVERY, Plaintiff, v. THE UNITED STATES, Defendant. Cecil Avery, Union, KY, Pro Se. Collin T. Mathias, Trial Attorney, with William J. Grimaldi, Assistant Director, Patricia M. McCarthy, Director, and Brett A. Shumate, Assistant Attorney General, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Defendant. MEMORANDUM ORDER AND OPINION Rarely is a notable act of courage followed by decades of institutional friction. This case, however, has spent more than…