Legal Opinion
Dawson v. United States
United States Court of Federal Claims
Decided January 22, 2007No. 06-525CPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER UPHOLDING THE DENIAL OF BENEFITS UNDER THE PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS’ BENEFITS ACT
FIRESTONE, Judge.
This case comes before the court on the United States’ motion to dismiss the complaint in this action for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Rules of the United States Court of Federal Claims *54(“RCFC”). The United States (“government”) contends that the plaintiff, Diana Dawson (“Dawson” or “plaintiff’), is not eligible for the death benefits she seeks under the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Act of 1976, Pub.L. No. 94-430, 90 Stat. 1346…
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