Montego Bay Imports, Ltd. v. United States

OPINION

GIBSON, Judge.

Introduction

This claim, originally brought as (i) a claim for the unlawful destruction of a vessel; (ii) the illegal exaction of a fine or penalty; and (iii) a “taking” of property without due process in 1985 (i.e., Claims Court No. 414-85C) and dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction because it sounded in tort and resultantly transferred to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, was re-filed in this court as one in contract on April 12, 1990. Again, we are constrained to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction under four…