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· 8/20/1971

United States v. Rountree

Citations

  • 21 C.M.A. 62
  • 21 USCMA 62
  • 44 C.M.R. 116
  • 1971 CMA LEXIS 586
  • 1971 WL 12461

How courts have described this case

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  • advising the contractor of the election and sending the contractor a copy of the CDA held effective
  • contractor need not expressly state that he is electing to proceed under the Disputes Act
  • The “in lieu of’ language in section 609(a) clearly indicates that the contractor has a choice of forums but does not allow a contractor to pursue its claims before both forums.
  • contractor must make a positive, conscious and unwavering election of forum

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Judges: Darden, Ferguson, Quinn

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