B-142758, FEB. 12, 1965
Highlights
WALDEMAR THOMSON: REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR LETTER OF JANUARY 27. 750 FOR SERVICES ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN RENDERED AS AN APPRAISER IN CONNECTION WITH THE ACQUISITION OF LAND FOR THE NAVAL AIR STATION. WHICH LAND WAS INVOLVED IN CASES NOS. 1836 ND AND 1904 ND IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES. WAS DISALLOWED BY OUR CLAIMS DIVISION SETTLEMENT DATED MARCH 14. SUCH DISALLOWANCE WAS SUSTAINED IN OUR DECISION OF MAY 17. WE NOTE FROM THE RECORD THAT THE MATTER OF YOUR CLAIM IS THE SUBJECT OF THE SUIT OF WALDEMAR P. YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THE ACCOUNTING OFFICERS OF THE GOVERNMENT CONSISTENTLY HAVE REFUSED TO CONSIDER ANY CLAIM AGAINST THE UNITED STATES WHICH IS THE MATTER OF PENDING LITIGATION IN THE COURTS. 33 COMP.
B-142758, FEB. 12, 1965
TO MR. WALDEMAR THOMSON:
REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR LETTER OF JANUARY 27, 1965, CONCERNING YOUR CLAIM IN THE AMOUNT OF $7,750 FOR SERVICES ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN RENDERED AS AN APPRAISER IN CONNECTION WITH THE ACQUISITION OF LAND FOR THE NAVAL AIR STATION, LEMOORE, CALIFORNIA, WHICH LAND WAS INVOLVED IN CASES NOS. 1836 ND AND 1904 ND IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA. THE SUBJECT CLAIM, THEN IN THE AMOUNT OF $7,125, WAS DISALLOWED BY OUR CLAIMS DIVISION SETTLEMENT DATED MARCH 14, 1960, AND SUCH DISALLOWANCE WAS SUSTAINED IN OUR DECISION OF MAY 17, 1960, B-142758, TO YOU, FOR THE REASONS THERE CITED.
WE NOTE FROM THE RECORD THAT THE MATTER OF YOUR CLAIM IS THE SUBJECT OF THE SUIT OF WALDEMAR P. THOMSON V. UNITED STATES, CT.CL. NO. 206 61, NOW PENDING IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF CLAIMS. IN THIS RESPECT, YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THE ACCOUNTING OFFICERS OF THE GOVERNMENT CONSISTENTLY HAVE REFUSED TO CONSIDER ANY CLAIM AGAINST THE UNITED STATES WHICH IS THE MATTER OF PENDING LITIGATION IN THE COURTS. 33 COMP. GEN. 479, 481. ACCORDINGLY, NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN BY OUR OFFICE TO REVIEW OUR PRIOR DISALLOWANCE OF YOUR CLAIM ON THE BASIS OF YOUR PRESENT REQUEST.