United States Federal Circuit

Dismissal for lack of jurisdiction of plaintiff's claim of discrimination, initially filed in district court, is affirmed where the Court of Federal Claims is precluded from hearing a claim pending in another court under section 1500 of Title 28 of the United States Code.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/10/2004
• Published 08/10/2004

Judges

• FRIEDMAN, Senior Circuit Judge., Before LOURIE, Circuit Judge, FRIEDMAN, Senior Circuit Judge, and PROST, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Bonnie Michelle Smith, of Bonaire, GA, argued for plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• William F. Ryan, Assistant Director, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellee.   With him on the brief were Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General;  and David M. Cohen, Director.   Of counsel on the brief was Lieutenant Colonel Paula J. DeMuth, United States Department of the Air Force, Air Force Legal Services Agency, General Litigation Division, of Arlington, VA.