Legal Opinion

Trafny v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided October 2, 2007No. 2007-5050PublishedCited by 62 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DECISION

2Per curiam

Appellant Jerome Victor Trafny appeals from the judgment of the Court of Federal Claims, No. 06-905C, dismissing his complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Because we agree with the trial court that Mr. Trafny’s complaint is not within the jurisdiction of the Court of Federal Claims under the Tucker Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1491, we affirm.

BACKGROUND

Mr. Trafny is apparently an .inmate in a federal correctional institution. Although his complaint is difficult to understand, the trial court interpreted his complaint to be based on the contention that the Federal Bureau of Prisons…

3Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Keene Corp. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. Maynard Alves v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1998
  3. Jentoft v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2006
  4. Edelmann v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2007
  5. Calhoun v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 1994

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4Cited by62 opinions

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