Legal Opinion

Wickliffe v. United States

United States Court of Federal Claims

Decided December 20, 2011No. 11-527 CPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

SWEENEY, Judge.

Before the court is defendant’s motion to dismiss. In this pro se case, plaintiff Lonnie Wickliffe alleges that the United States breached contractual obligations purportedly created between him and the government in President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. He also asserts that the United States failed to perform its official obligations, contending that the government’s negligence caused an economic downturn that damaged his emotional and psychological well-being. Defendant moves to dismiss the complaint pursuant to Rules 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6) of…

2Cases cited52 opinions

  1. Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Neitzke v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  3. Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. Denton v. HernandezSupreme Court of the United States · 1992

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Cooper v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2012
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  3. Prophet v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2012
  4. Jordan M. Meschkow v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2013
  5. Farnsworth v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2012

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