Court of Claims· 10/16/1986

Walker v. United States

Citations

11 Cl. Ct. 77
1986 U.S. Claims LEXIS 784

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finding the court lacks jurisdiction to hear plaintiffs claim because violation of plaintiffs liberty interest only entitles plaintiff to a chance to clear his name and not to reinstatement and back pay
“[The Court of Federal Claims] ha[s] no jurisdiction to review the decisions of other courts within the federal system.”
“[T]he .... Federal Circuit ... has expressly determined that jurisdiction in Jackson and Swaaley was based not on constitutional grounds, but rather on a statutory entitlement to pay provided in the basic pay statute.”
“[The] Federal Circuit . . . . has expressly determined that jurisdiction in Jackson and Swaaley was based not on constitutional grounds, but rather on a statutory entitlement to pay provided in the basic pay statute.”
“some provision of law other than the Back Pay Act must first mandate, or at least be interpreted to mandate, money damages to an employee suffering an unjustified or unwarranted personnel action before the Back Pay Act may be relied on to invoke this court’s jurisdiction”

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