Legal Opinion

Smith v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided February 22, 2013No. 2012-5105PublishedCited by 173 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.

David Lee Smith appeals the decision of the United States Court of Federal Claims, which granted the government’s motion for dismissal of Mr. Smith’s claim for $5,000,000 for an alleged Fifth Amendment taking effected when Mr. Smith’s license to practice law was revoked by the Tenth Circuit and reciprocally by the State of Colorado. The Court of Federal Claims held that in the absence of a money-mandating statute providing for compensation for such government action, the court had no jurisdiction to consider the issues raised. The court also held that because the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

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3Cited by173 opinions

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