Legal Opinion
Coconut Grove Entertainment, Inc. v. United States
United States Court of Federal Claims
Decided February 29, 2000No. 98-323 CPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
HEWITT, Judge.
This is a suit by a former tenant for damages arising out of the termination of its lease by its landlord, the United States Postal Service (the USPS). The issue to be decided is whether the lease is a contract with the United States subject to the Contract Disputes Act (CDA), 41 U.S.C. §§ 601-613 (1994), and, therefore, within the jurisdiction of this court. The CDA does not cover interests in “real property in being.” 41 U.S.C. § 602(a)(1). The USPS acquired its *251interest as landlord when it purchased the underlying fee interest after foreclosure. Because the…
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