A judge writes a poem

In a new 58-page decision concerning a claim arising under a dredging contract awarded by the Corps of Engineers, Court of Federal Claims Judge Holte opens with a poem that he wrote:

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A Perfect Storm

The skies unrest when the government tests performance-based solicitations,

A wary dredger would fare far better if it worked with fewer hesitations,

Fighting the elements, with debris and sediments, onward the task did drag,

Before they knew it, the fish window, they blew it, so up they raised the white flag,

Motions were filed, allegations compiled, but material facts are disputed,

To trial we go so the parties may show if this perfect storm has concluded.

See Marine Industrial Construction v. U.S., No. 15-1189.

https://ecf.cofc.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc?2015cv1189-122-0

In a footnote he refers to a 1998 decision that Judge Loren Smith wrote as a poem. See Neal & Company v. U.S., 41 Fed. Cl. 584.

https://cite.case.law/pdf/563758/Neal & Co. v. United States, 41 Fed. Cl. 584 (1998).pdf