Llamera v. United States

OPINION

ANDEWELT, Judge.

In this action, plaintiff, Eugenio Llam-era, a Cuban national and a permanent resident alien in the United States, seeks damages relating to the United States Coast Guard’s (Coast Guard) seizure and subsequent loss of plaintiff’s boat, the “Lettie-O.” Plaintiff alleges that defendant’s actions (1) breached an implied-in-fact contract pursuant to which defendant agreed to exercise due care while in possession of the vessel, and (2) violated plaintiff’s constitutional rights under the fourth and fifth amendments.

This action is presently before the court on defendant’s…