Nava v. United States

Type

Opinion of the Court

Author

Arthur J. Gajarsa

Filed

Jan. 21, 2003

Case

Nava v. United States

Case status

Decided

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ORDER GAJARSA, Circuit Judge. The United States moves for summary affirmance of the August 30, 2002 judgment of the United States Court of Federal Claims dismissing Merced Nava’s complaint for lack of jurisdiction. Nava filed a complaint alleging that: Plaintiff has been victimized and negated by the effected conspiracy of many links commanded by the United States Soccer Federation consummating the perfect and impune crime of stealing plaintiffs methods to produce world class professional soccer players and to deny to plaintiff the international opportunities and rewards player and coaches USSF has taught and trained using the methods USSF and its coconspirators stole from plaintiff, the “To’To in the Grass Football Soccer Academy.” *547 The Court of Federal Claims dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The trial court determined that “[bjecause the allegations of the complaint state a claim which appears to be lodged against the United States Soccer Federation, rather than the United States, the court lacks jurisdiction over plaintiffs complaint.” Summary affirmance of a case is appropriate “when the position of one party is so clearly correct as a matter of law that n…

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