About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline
LOG IN
LOG IN

B-196545.2 1 (1980-02-14)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadhzw0001 and id is 1 raw text is: STHE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISIO OF THE UNITED STATES wa SH IN GON, .c . 205aa FILE: B-196545.2 DATE: February 14, 1980 MATTER OF: CSA Reporting Corporation- OL o / Reconsideration DIGEST: Prior decision dismissing protest because issues involved were subject to litigation pending in court of competent jurisdiction is affirmed. On reconsideration, protester failed to show errors of fact or law war- ranting reversal or modification; in fact, matter is still pending in Federal court and court has not expressed interest in receiving GAO decision. In circumstances, longstanding GAO policy is to dismiss protest. Our decision in the matter of CSA Reporting Corporation, B-196545, December 21, 1979, 79-2 CPD 432, dismissed the protest of CSA Reporting Corporation (CSA) because the issues presented in the protest were pending before a court of competent jurisdiction, a decision by the court would take precedence over a decision by our Office and the court had not expressed an interest in our views. CSA rtguests reconsideration on the grounds (1) that the decision was based on a misimpression concerning which parties support a draft dismissal stipulation, and (2) that the copy of the stipulation submitted with CSA's request for reconsideration constitutes new evidence. First, CSA argues that the matter effectively was not before a court at the time of our decision since a proposed stipulation of dismissal had been submitted to our Office. CSA notes that there was only one contingency in going forward with the stipulation: CSA wanted an assurance from our Office that a dis- missal pursuant to the proposed stipulation would not be viewed as an adjudication on the merits by the court and that our Office would take jurisdiction of

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Contact us for annual subscription options:

Contact Us

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

Log In

profiles profiles most