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Case 1:05-cv-00533-MMS

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Filed 10/01/2007

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No. 05-533C (Judge Sweeney) IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS JEFFREY G. WALLS,

Plaintiff, v. THE UNITED STATES, Defendant.

DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISMISS, OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE, FOR JUDGMENT UPON THE ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD ______________________________________________________________________________ PETER D. KEISLER Assistant Attorney General JEANNE E. DAVIDSON Director STEVEN J. GILLINGHAM Assistant Director OF COUNSEL: JOHN CLADY Lieutenant Judge Advocate General's Corps Department of the Navy Office of the Judge Advocate General General Litigation Washington, D.C. 20374 CLAUDIA BURKE Attorney Commercial Litigation Branch Civil Division Department of Justice 1100 L Street, N.W. Attn: Classification Unit 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20530 Tele: 202-353-9063 Fax: 202-307-7965 Attorneys for Defendant

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TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE(s) STATEMENT OF THE ISSUES.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 STATEMENT OF THE CASE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 I. II. Nature Of The Case. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Statement Of Facts.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

ARGUMENT.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 I. Standard Of Review.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 A. B. II. Motion To Dismiss. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Judgment Upon The Administrative Record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Mr. Walls's Amended Complaint Fails To State A Claim. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 A. A. Regulatory Framework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Mr. Walls's Complaint Fails To State A Claim Of Involuntariness. . . . . . 7

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The Board's Determination Is Supported By Substantial Evidence. . . . . . . . . . . 12

CONCLUSION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

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