56578

Bruce E. Zoeller

September 14, 2010Judge Delman
Denied / Government PrevailedFailure to Prosecute / Dismissal

Bruce E. Zoeller appealed the government's failure to comply with a discovery order related to his agricultural lease termination. The Board denied his motions for sanctions and default judgment.

Material Facts

  • Appellant served the government with a request for production of documents on 19 November 2008.
  • The government objected to each request on the grounds of relevance on 2 January 2009.
  • The Board ordered the government to produce the requested documents by 16 April 2009.
  • The government did not produce all documents by the deadline and later provided additional documents over a year later.
  • Appellant filed motions for default judgment and sanctions on 14 December 2009, claiming the government wrongfully withheld relevant documents.

Parties

Appellant
Bruce E. Zoeller
Respondent Agency
U.S. Army Engineer District, Kansas City
Contract Number
DACA41-1-99-532
Open Official Decision PDF (asbca.mil)AI-analyzed, grounded in the decision text. Verify against the official PDF before relying on it.

Full Legal Analysis

Create a free account to read the complete grounded legal brief for this decision, including the holding, every issue the Board decided, quantum, verified citations, and the case's citation graph.

Holding & Legal Reasoning

The Board's holding, background, and procedural posture for this decision.

Issues Presented

Every issue the Board decided, with its determination, reasoning, and supporting authority.

Quantum & Recovery

The claimed, awarded, and net dollar amounts at issue, itemized where the record supports it.

Verified Authorities & Citations

Every cited FAR, DFARS, CAS, and case-law authority, cross-checked against the source text.

Practitioner Takeaways

Practical guidance for contractors and counsel, distilled from the Board's ruling.

Similar Cases

Related decisions surfaced by semantic search across the full analyzed corpus.

Citation Graph

An interactive graph of this case's cited authorities, judge, agency, and related decisions.

Related Decisions

Same Judge

Same Year

Same Issue

Newsletter

New decisions every Monday

GovConDash Weekly lists the decisions GAO, the boards, the courts and SBA OHA released that week, alongside the FAR Overhaul deviations and proposed rules that reach every contractor. Free.

Free, weekly, and one click to unsubscribe. We send a confirmation email first. See our Privacy Policy.