Quirk v. United States

Defendant has moved without opposition for summary judgment and an order dismissing this petition on the *781grounds that there exists no genuine issue of material fact and that the defendant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. Defendant submits several theories to obtain this result, but we find defendant is clearly entitled to summary judgment because the claim is barred by the doctrine of laches. We therefore dismiss the petition without oral argument.

Plaintiff Quirk is a former enlisted member of the United States Navy. During his naval service, plaintiff had a history of medical…