Becker v. United States

Type

Opinion of the Court

Per curiam

Yes — no individual author

Filed

Nov. 15, 2002

Case

Becker v. United States

Case status

Decided

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PER CURIAM. Richard and Sophia Becker (the Beckers) appeal the decision of the United States Court of Federal Claims, ruling that the matter at issue is res judicata, and declining to reopen the case. Becker *997 v. United States, No. 98-471C (Fed.Cl. March 26, 2002). We affirm. BACKGROUND The Beckers’ claim arises from events that occurred at the time that Mr. Becker was mobilized to participate in the Gulf War. During his military service a series of unfortunate events took place, causing financial hardship to the Beckers and to Mr. Becker’s mother. These events include eviction from a house Mr. Becker jointly owned with his prior wife, deprivation of his mother’s reimbursement of $25,000 she had loaned toward the purchase of that house, unfavorable disposition of assets during a divorce proceeding, incorrect payment of spousal benefits to his former wife instead of the current wife during his military service, and deprivation of reimbursement of costs and medical expenses for a trip by Mr. Becker’s current wife (appellant Sofia Becker) to the Philippines in 1991. The Beckers filed a complaint associated with these events with the Court of Federal Claims, seeking a restraining or…

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