Legal Opinion

Bennett v. United States

United States Court of Federal Claims

Decided July 23, 1996No. 95-521CPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SMITH, Chief Judge.

This matter is before the court on the defendant’s motion to dismiss. Defendant claims that the plaintiff’s complaint is barred by the statute of limitations pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2501. After considering the parties’ arguments, the court hereby GRANTS the plaintiff 60 days to file a more definite response.

FACTS

In November 1985, plaintiff, Mr. Willie Bennett, was on active duty in the Army as a Company Commander with the rank of captain. Mr. Bennett was relieved of his duty position for alleged sexual harassment. Mr. Bennett claims that this action was based “solely…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Goewey v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1979
  2. Michael G. Hurick v. The Honorable John Lehman, Secretary of the U.S. NavyCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1986
  3. Coon v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 1994
  4. D'Andrea v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 1993
  5. Pottawatomi Nation in Canada v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 1992

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Myers v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2001
  2. Bond v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 1999
  3. Dean v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2010
  4. Hyde v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2008
  5. Shinogee Ex Rel. Duffy v. FanningDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2017

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