Little v. United States

Type

Opinion of the Court

Per curiam

Yes — no individual author

Filed

June 26, 2002

Case

Little v. United States

Case status

Decided

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PER CURIAM. Lloyd L. Little and Linda K. Little filed this action in the United States Court of Federal Claims, alleging that the United States, acting through the Farmers Home Administration, breached contracts with the Bank of Commerce in Wetumka, Oklahoma, to which the Littles are third-party beneficiaries. The Court of Federal Claims granted summary judgment to the government, and the Littles appealed. Because there is a substantial question as to whether the Littles have standing to prosecute this action, we do not reach the merits of this appeal, but instead vacate and remand the case to the Court of Federal Claims to resolve the issue of standing. BACKGROUND The facts of this case are set forth in the opinion of the Court of Federal Claims. Here, we focus only on those facts relevant to the question whether the Littles have standing to prosecute the claim at issue.in this case. The Littles allege that their cause of action against the United States arose on November 30, 1992, when the Bank of Commerce filed a foreclosure action in state court against the Littles. The Littles filed for federal bankruptcy protection a year later. The Littles initially filed their bankruptcy pe…

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