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Federal Claims· 10/24/2008

Gimbernat v. United States

Citations

  • 84 Fed. Cl. 350
  • 2008 WL 4725692

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting that the FTCA grants district courts exclusive jurisdiction over tort claims against the United States
  • explaining that the “UDHR does not contain any substantive rights enforceable against the federal government for money damages, as required under the Tucker Act,” and such claims are therefore outside the jurisdictional scope of the Court of Federal Claims
  • “The [Universal Declaration of Human Rights] does not contain any substantive rights enforceable against the federal government for money damages, as required under the Tucker Act, and therefore such claims cannot be heard in this court.”

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Judges: Hewitt

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