CFC

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CFC is the commonly used abbreviation for the United States Court of Federal Claims, a federal court that hears monetary claims against the U.S. government.

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CFC canonical 4

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instanceOf federal court
trial court
abbreviation CFC self-linksurface differs
alsoKnownAs CFC
appealsTo United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
citationAbbreviation Tucker Act jurisdiction
surface form: Fed. Cl.
city Washington, D.C.
constitutionalBasis Article I of the United States Constitution
country United States of America
surface form: United States
established 1982
establishedBy Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982
governingLaw Title 28 of the United States Code
handles bid protest cases
certain Indian tribal claims
government contract disputes
military pay claims
takings claims under the Fifth Amendment
tax refund suits against the United States
hasAuthorityOver claims exceeding $10,000 under the Tucker Act
hasCourtType specialized court
hasNumberOfJudges 16
hears claims founded upon executive regulations
claims founded upon express or implied contracts with the United States
claims founded upon federal statutes
claims founded upon the Constitution of the United States
monetary claims against the U.S. government
judgesAppointedBy President of the United States
judgesConfirmedBy United States Senate
judgeTermLength 15 years
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: United States federal government

monetary claims against the United States
legalBasis Tucker Act jurisdiction
surface form: Tucker Act
locatedIn Howard T. Markey National Courts Building
surface form: National Courts Building
location Washington, D.C.
nativeName United States Court of Federal Claims
notAuthorityOver criminal cases
most tort claims against the United States
officialLanguage English
partOf federal judiciary of the United States
predecessor United States Court of Federal Claims
surface form: United States Court of Claims
publishes opinions in the Federal Claims Reporter
seat Washington, D.C.
state District of Columbia
subjectMatter money damages against the United States
successorTo trial division of the United States Court of Claims
type Article I tribunal
website https://www.uscfc.uscourts.gov/

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CFC abbreviation CFC self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: United States Court of Federal Claims
CFC alsoKnownAs CFC
subject surface form: United States Court of Federal Claims