Davis v. United States

OPINION AND ORDER

HEWITT, Judge.

This matter comes before the court on the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment pursuant to Rule 56 of the Rules of the Court *422of Federal Claims (RCFC). Plaintiffs assert that they are entitled to compensation under the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Act, 42 U.S.C. § 3796 (1994) (PSOBA or the Act), and that the United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), erred in denying their claim.

The PSOBA provides for the payment of a death benefit of $100,000 to the surviving spouse and children of a public safety officer who has “died as…