Hornback v. United States

OPINION and ORDER

HEWITT, Judge.

This is a takings action. Plaintiff alleges that his intellectual property was taken by the government’s imposition of a secrecy order on his patent application.1 Defendant asserts that plaintiffs claim is time-barred and barred by the doctrines of res judicata and collateral estoppel. Before the court is Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment Pursuant to RCFC 56(b) for Res Judicata, or in the Alternative, to Dismiss Pursuant to RCFC 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(4). For reasons of judicial economy and efficiency, the court considers both motions. For the following…