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· 6/27/1958

United States v. Demetris

Citations

  • 9 C.M.A. 412
  • 9 USCMA 412
  • 26 C.M.R. 192
  • 1958 CMA LEXIS 520
  • 1958 WL 3336

How courts have described this case

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  • noting that there is no requirement “that authorization or consent necessarily appear on the face of a particular contract”
  • holding that the use must be “for the Government’s benefit”
  • stating that under 28 U.S.C. §§ 516-520, the Department of Justice has a right to control matters pending in court
  • explaining that in suits pursuant to § 1498(a) against the government, the conditions are jurisdictional in nature
  • explaining that 28 U.S.C. 516-520 vest the Attorney General with exclusive and plenary power to supervise and conduct all litigation to which United States is a party
  • finding that the government’s participation in a satellite program was “for the Government,” because the program was vital to the military defense and security of the United States

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Judges: Ferguson, Latimer, Quinn

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