Roberson v. United States

OPINION AND ORDER

SWEENEY, Judge

In this action, plaintiff Carol Sue Roberson seeks to recover damages based on what she claims was a wrongful response from the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) when she submitted an entry in an FTC-sponsored contest. Because the court lacks jurisdiction over a portion of plaintiff s complaint and because plaintiff fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted for the remain der of the complaint, the court dismisses plaintiffs complaint.

I. BACKGROUND

As part of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010, federal agencies “may carry out a program…