United States Federal Circuit

Dismissal of plaintiff's Fifth Amendment takings claim seeking compensation for unpaid legal fees incurred for work rendered as a court-appointed legal services provider pursuant to the Criminal Justice Act (CJA) is affirmed, where: 1) the CJA provides its own remedial scheme; and therefore, 2) plaintiff cannot collaterally attack the Fifth Circuit's determination of plaintiff's fee awards under the Tucker Act.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/13/2014
• Published 06/13/2014

Judges

• RADER

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

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