Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 28 : Section 2508


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 2508. Counterclaim or set-off; registration of judgment

      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.



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