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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal court
→
trial court → |
| abbreviation | CFC → |
| 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/ → |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form: "United States Court of Federal Claims"
subject surface form: "United States Court of Federal Claims"