Legal Opinion
Calvin G. Wright Jack Critchfield Desert Forest Products, Inc., D/B/A Hutchinson, Carter Company v. U.S. Postal Service
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 18, 1994No. 93-55069PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, Circuit Judge:
Calvin Wright and other public-works subcontractors appeal the district court’s determination that the Contract Disputes Act, 41 U.S.C. §§ 601-613, eliminated subject-matter jurisdiction over their actions to establish and foreclose equitable liens against the United States Postal Service. We reverse.
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In 1987, the United States Postal Service (“USPS”) hired RCR General Contractors, Inc. to construct a post office in Victorville, California. RCR, in turn, subcontracted with Calvin Wright, Jack Critchfield, and the Hutchinson, Carter Company (the “subcon…
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