Legal Opinion
California Federal Bank v. United States
United States Court of Federal Claims
Decided December 22, 1997No. Nos. 92-138 C, 95-502 C, 92-652 C, 90-981 CPublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SMITH, Chief Judge.
It is the obligation of the United States to do right. Every free government can be judged by the degree to which it respects the life, liberty and property of its citizens. The United States stands tall among the Nations because it is a just Nation. In the instant cases the United States has not acted in a manner worthy of the great just Nation it is. Because the dollars at stake appear to be so large the government has raised legal and factual arguments that have little or no basis in law, fact or logic.
While the court can appreciate the concerns of the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Lynch v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- United States v. Winstar Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Winstar Corp. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1990
- Gresham & Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1972
- Statesman Savings Holding Corp. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1992
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3Cited by72 opinions
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- Anderson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2003
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