Petrini v. United States

ORDER

NETTESHEIM, Judge.

This case is before the court on defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction1 or, alternatively, for partial summary judgment.2 After completion of briefing, but before argument, the case was transferred to this judge.

FACTS

The following material facts are undisputed. The United States Department of the Interior through its Bureau of Indian Affairs (the “BIA”) initially hired Joanne Kathleen Petrini (“plaintiff”) on August 25, 1980, as a special education teacher at the Chi chil tah Boarding School. Thereafter, the BIA rehired…