Legal Opinion

Hoch v. United States

United States Court of Federal Claims

Decided April 28, 1994No. 93-553CPublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

NETTESHEIM, Judge.

This ease is before the court on defendant’s motion for partial summary judgment and to dismiss the remainder of plaintiffs complaint based on lack of jurisdiction pursuant to RCFC 12(b)(1). The issue to be decided is whether, after plaintiff- had been paid for his cooperation by government agents in previous operations, an agent’s promise to pay plaintiff for similar cooperation created a contract binding on the Government. Argument is deemed unnecessary.

FACTS

The following facts are undisputed, unless otherwise indicated. Jerry Lee Hoch (“plaintiff’) periodically had…

2Cases cited15 opinions

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  2. Lujan v. National Wildlife FederationSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  3. United States v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. Barmag Barmer Maschinenfabrik Ag v. Murata MacHinery Ltd., and Murata of America, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1984
  5. The United States v. Amdahl CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1986

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3Cited by10 opinions

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  4. Cruz-Pagan v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 1996
  5. Garza v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 1995

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