· 6/1/1982
Army and Air Force Exchange Service v. Sheehan
Citations
- 456 U.S. 728
- 102 S. Ct. 2118
- 72 L. Ed. 2d 520
- 1982 U.S. LEXIS 37
- 50 U.S.L.W. 4562
How courts have described this case
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- holding that jurisdiction does not include appointed NAFI employees
- stating that money damages is an available remedy only when regulations specifically authorize it
- pointing out that the statutes are identical, save for the Little Tucker Act’s concurrent jurisdiction provision for claims not exceeding $10,000
- \explicitly reject[ing] the argument that `the violation of any statute or regulation . . . automatically creates a cause of action against the United States for money damages' \
- appointed employee of AAFES may not bring suit under the Tucker Act relying on implicit-in-fact contract based on AAFES personnel regulations
- Tucker Act does not grant jurisdiction over suits brought by appointed employees
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Judges: Blackmun, Brennan, White, Marshall, Powell, Rehnquist, Stevens, O'Connor, Burger
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