Somali Development Bank v. United States

This case comes before the court on motions for summary judgment presented by plaintiffs and defendant. Since we conclude that this court lacks jurisdiction because plaintiffs’ claim basically sounds in tort, we grant defendant’s motion for summary judgment and dismiss plaintiffs’ petition. Having decided the motions on that ground, we must also dismiss, as having no independent jurisdictional status, defendant’s counterclaim.

A description of the relationship of the parties is somewhat complicated and is summarized below only to the extent necessary for an understanding of this opinion. The…