Legal Opinion
Elaine Easley Russell v. Law Enforcement Assistance Administration of the United States of America
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 17, 1981No. 79-1593PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KUNZIG, Judge:
Claimant petitions this court for direct review of the administrative denial of survivor’s death benefits under the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Act of 1976, Pub. L.No. 94-430, 90 Stat. 1346 (1976), 42 U.S.C. §§ 3796-3796c (1976) (“PSOBA”). The Government has made a motion to dismiss for want of subject matter jurisdiction. The motion is well-founded. Our ultimate disposition is to transfer this cause to the United States Court of Claims.
PSOBA was passed as an amendment to the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, Pub.L.No. 90-351, 82 Stat. 197 (1968) (amended…
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- Rosie Quarles v. Fred St. Clair, Individually and as Commissioner of the Mississippi State Department of Public WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Russell B. Tafoya and Lydia Tafoya v. U.S. Department of Justice, Law Enforcement Assistance AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1984
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