Murakami v. United States

OPINION

ALLEGRA, Judge.

This case is before the court on cross-motions on the administrative record. Plaintiff seeks review of the Attorney General’s denial of his claim for redress under the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 (the Act), 50 U.S.C. app. § 1989b, et seq. (1988 & Supp. V 1993). Congress passed the Act in recognition of “the fundamental injustice of the evacuation, relocation, and internment of United States citizens and permanent resident aliens of Japanese ancestry during [World War II].” 50 U.S.C. app. § 1989(1). The Act establishes a comprehensive program for paying restitution to…