Roberts v. United States

OPINION

BRUGGINK, Judge.

This is an action by a civilian Marine Corps employee seeking the payment of a living quarters allowance (“LQA”) as provided by 5 U.S.C. § 5923 (2006). Although the Marine Corps neither offered nor advertised the payment of LQA for this particular job posting, plaintiff contends that he is owed the allowance as a matter of law. Currently before the court are defendant’s motion for summary judgment and partial dismissal and motion in limine to strike certain declarations. The motions are fully briefed, and we heard oral argument on March 7, 2012. For the reasons…