Case Name: Joseph Denis v. The United States
Court: United States Court of Claims
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1982-02-12
Citations: 230 Ct. Cl. 716
Docket Number: No. 531-81C
Parties: Joseph Denis v. The United States
Judges: Before Nichols, Kashiwa, and Smith, Judges.
Reporter: United States Court of Claims Reports
Volume: 230
Pages: 716–717

Head Matter:
No. 531-81C.
February 12, 1982
Joseph Denis v. The United States
Joseph Denis, pro se.
George M. Beasley, III, with whom was Assistant Attorney General J. Paul McGrath, for defendant.
Before Nichols, Kashiwa, and Smith, Judges.

Opinion:
per curiam:
Plaintiff, appearing pro se, brings this action for monetary damages arising out of his employment by the United States Army Air Force. He alleges violation of his "Constitutional Guarantee" in his court-martial. Defendant has moved to dismiss on the ground that the claim is barred by the statute of limitations. Without oral argument, we grant defendant's motion.
Plaintiff enlisted in the Army Air Force on March 11, 1942. The actions of which he complains took place in the fall of 1942. They could not in any case have occurred after May 27, 1943, when he was discharged. Even assuming (which we do not) the plaintiff has stated a claim within this court's subject-matter jurisdiction,' our jurisdiction is also limited by a 6-year statute of limitations. 28 U.S.C. §2501. Regardless of whether plaintiffs cause of action is taken to have accrued at the time of the court-martial in 1942 or upon discharge in 1943, the cause of action is clearly time-barred.
it is therefore ordered that defendant's motion to dismiss is granted and the petition is dismissed.