Bedoni v. Navajo-Hopi Indian Relocation Commission

SAMUEL P. KING, Senior District Judge:

INTRODUCTION

When this matter last appeared before the panel, we concluded that the redress sought by plaintiffs, i.e., monetary relief in excess of $10,000 against a United States agency, divested the district court of jurisdiction under certain limiting provisions of the Tucker Act. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(a)(2), 1491(a)(1). We therefore vacated the judgment of the district court and remanded for consideration of whether in the interest of justice the matter should be transferred to the court of claims.

On November 16, 1988, Congress enacted the Navajo and…