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· 12/2/1999

Marvin Barmes and Barbara Barmes v. United States

Citations

  • 199 F.3d 386
  • 84 A.F.T.R.2d (RIA) 7130
  • 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 31401
  • 1999 WL 1085874

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “[T]he United States cannot be sued unless by statute Congress has expressly and unequivocally waived the government’s sovereign immunity.”
  • \Different language in [a] separate clause in a statute indicates Congress intended distinct meanings.\
  • “Different language in separate clauses in a statute indicates Congress intended distinct meanings.”

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Judges: Bauer, Coffey, Manion, Per Curiam

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