Legal Opinion

Estes Express Lines v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided January 3, 2014No. 2013-5056PublishedCited by 138 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

REYNA, Circuit Judge.

Estes Express Lines (“Estes”) appeals from a final order of the Court of Federal Claims (“Claims Court”) dismissing Estes’s complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Estes Express Lines v. United States, 108 Fed.Cl. 416 (2018). For the reasons below, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

Background

Estes, a federal motor carrier, seeks to recover from the Government freight charges incurred by Marine Corps Community Services (“MCCS”). The charges in question correspond to shipments arranged on behalf of MCCS by a freight broker, Salem Logistics (“Salem”),…

2Cases cited9 opinions

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