Rothe Development, Inc. v. United States Department of Defense

Appellant Rothe Development, Inc. (“Rothe”) appeals the district court’s dismissal of its complaint for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. Rothe sued the United States Department of Defense and the United States Air Force (collectively “DoD”) for declaratory and injunctive relief, alleging the DoD violated various in-sourcing procedures adopted pursuant to federal law. The district court dismissed, concluding exclusive jurisdiction lay in the Court of Federal Claims. We AFFIRM.

Rothe contracted with the DoD to provide information technology services at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Air Reserve…