Legal Opinion

Colon v. United States

United States Court of Federal Claims

Decided May 22, 1996No. 95-393CPublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

YOCK, Judge.

This military disability retirement case comes before the Court on the defendant’s motion to dismiss the Complaint for lack of jurisdiction pursuant to United States Court of Federal Claims Rule (RCFC) 12(b)(1). The defendant maintains that more than six years have elapsed since the accrual of the plaintiffs claim, and thus the claim is barred by the statute of limitations set forth by 28 U.S.C. § 2501 (1994). After a thorough review of the entire record, the defendant’s motion to dismiss is granted.

Factual Background

The plaintiff, Richard Colon, a former enlisted member of…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Irwin v. Department of Veterans AffairsSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. United States v. KubrickSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Friedman v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1962
  4. Jewell M. Hart v. The United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1990
  5. The Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina v. The United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1993

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Bowen v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2001
  2. Myers v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2001
  3. Osborn v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2000
  4. Barney v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2003
  5. Chandler v. StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2000

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