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Case 1:05-cv-00909-NBF

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS CARL L. SEALEY and RONALD W. BARR, Plaintiffs, v. THE UNITED STATES, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

No. 05-909C (Judge Firestone)

DEFENDANT'S NOTICE OF FILING Pursuant to the Court's direction at oral argument on May 22, 2006, defendant respectfully files the appended copy of Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment (June 23, 1977) in Griffin v. United States, No. 178-77 (Ct. Cl.). Defendant also respectfully advises the Court of supplemental authority addressing the question of the distinction between lack of jurisdiction and failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Fisher v. United States, 402 F.3d 1167 (Fed. Cir. 2005) (en banc).

Respectfully submitted, PETER D. KEISLER Assistant Attorney General DAVID M. COHEN Director

Case 1:05-cv-00909-NBF

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BRYANT G. SNEE Assistant Director

Jules Rothlein, Esq. Office of Counsel United States Marine Corps

/s/ John S. Groat JOHN S. GROAT Attorney Commercial Litigation Branch Civil Division U.S. Department of Justice Attn: Classification Unit 8th Floor 1100 L Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20530 Tele: (202) 616-8260 Facsimile: (202) 514-7965 Attorneys for Defendant

May 22, 2006

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