Legal Opinion

Jackson v. United States

United States Court of Federal Claims

Decided January 10, 2003No. 01-632CPublished

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

MILLER, Judge.

Plaintiff in this case seeks retirement benefits from the military to which she was entitled by virtue of a spousal election in her favor made by her now-deceased reservist husband. The issue on defendant’s motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction is whether she claims her benefits too late. Argument is deemed unnecessary.

FACTS

The facts, unless otherwise noted, are undisputed, and are drawn from the complaint, defendant’s motion to dismiss, and the attachments thereto. Because this motion goes to the jurisdiction of the Court of Federal Claims, the court can consider…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. Irwin v. Department of Veterans AffairsSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  3. Karen S. Reynolds v. Army and Air Force Exchange ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1988
  4. Lane v. PenaSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  5. Donald A. Henke v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1995

22 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API