United States Federal Circuit

The statutory grant of exclusive jurisdiction to the Ninth Circuit, in 16 USC 839f(e), does not carve out an exception to jurisdiction that the Court of Federal Claims would otherwise possess under the Tucker Act for contract disputes with the Bonneville Power Administration.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/17/2001
• Published 12/18/2001

Judges

• GAJARSA, Circuit Judge., Before LOURIE, Circuit Judge, ARCHER, Senior Circuit Judge, and GAJARSA, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John P. Williams,Duncan & Allen, of Washington, DC, argued for plaintiff-appellant.   With him on the brief was Jon R. Stickman., Richard P. Nockett, Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, Department of Justice, of Washington, DC. With him on the brief were Stuart E. Schiffer, Acting Assistant Attorney General;  David M. Cohen, Director;  and John W. Showalter, Assistant Director.   Of counsel on the brief were Randy A. Roach, Acting General Counsel;  Marybeth Van Buren, Assistant General Counsel;  and Lara L. Skidmore, Attorney, Office of the General Counsel, Bonneville Power Administration, Department of Energy, of Portland, OR.