Opinion ID: 855334
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Heading: Burden of Proof on Remand

Text: Neither party raises the issue of who will have the burden of proof in the proceedings on remand. This may be because “[p]erhaps the broadest and most accepted idea is that the person who seeks court action should justify the request, which means that the plaintiffs bear the burdens on the elements in their claims.” Schaffer ex rel. Schaffer v. Weast, 546 U.S. 49, 56 (2005) (quoting C. Mueller & L. Kirkpatrick, Evidence § 3.1, p. 104 (3d ed. 2003)); see also Stockton East Water Dist. v. United States, 583 F.3d 1344, 1360 (Fed. Cir. 2009) (“Since this is a suit for breach of contract, it is elementary that the plaintiff . . . ha[s] the burden of persuasion on the issues of whether there is a contract, and whether that contract was