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Code · U.S. Code · Title 28 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE · CHAPTER 165— UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS PROCEDURE · § 2508

§ 2508. Counterclaim or set-off; registration of judgment

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Upon the trial of any suit in the United States Court of Federal Claims in which any setoff, counterclaim, claim for damages, or other demand is set up on the part of the United States against any plaintiff making claim against the United States in said court, the court shall hear and determine such claim or demand both for and against the United States and plaintiff.
If upon the whole case it finds that the plaintiff is indebted to the United States it shall render judgment to that effect, and such judgment shall be final and reviewable.
The transcript of such judgment, filed in the clerk’s office of any district court, shall be entered upon the records and shall be enforceable as other judgments.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 977; July 28, 1953, ch. 253, § 10, 67 Stat. 227; Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1263, § 47(a), 68 Stat. 1243; Pub. L. 97–164, title I, § 139(g), Apr. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 42; Pub. L. 102–572, title IX, § 902(a)(1), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4516.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 252 (Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, § 146, 36 Stat. 1137).
Changes were made in phraseology.
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  • June 25, 1948, ch. 646
  • 62 Stat. 977
  • July 28, 1953, ch. 253, § 10
  • 67 Stat. 227
  • Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1263, § 47(a)
  • 68 Stat. 1243
  • Pub. L. 97–164, title I, § 139(g)
  • 96 Stat. 42
  • Pub. L. 102–572, title IX, § 902(a)(1)
  • 106 Stat. 4516
  • Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, § 146
  • 36 Stat. 1137
  • Pub. L. 102–572
  • Pub. L. 97–164
  • section 911 of Pub. L. 102–572
  • section 402 of Pub. L. 97–164
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§ 2508
Counterclaim or set-off; registration of judgment
U.S.C.×1
ActJune 25, 1948, ch. 646
Stat.62 Stat. 977
ActJuly 28, 1953, ch. 253, § 10
Stat.67 Stat. 227
ActSept. 3, 1954, ch. 1263, § 47(a)
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