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TRITZ v. U.S. POSTAL SERVICE

No. 10-56967.

721 F.3d 1133 (2013)

Irene TRITZ, an individual, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE; The California Franchise Tax Board; Internal Revenue Service, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed July 9, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Willie Jordan-Curtis , Associate Clinical Professor of Law, Andrew B. Compton , Matthew J. Palmer , David C. Potts (argued), Michael R. Shumway , Law Students, University of Arizona Pro Bono Appellate Project, Tucson, AR, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

André Birotte, Jr. , United States Attorney, Leon W. Weidman , Chief, Civil Division, Russell W. Chittenden (argued), Assistant United States Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for Defendants-Appellees United States Postal Service and Internal Revenue Service.

Kamala D. Harris , Attorney General, W. Dean Freeman , Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Marla K. Markman (argued), Deputy Attorney General, Los Angeles, CA, for Defendant-Appellee California Franchise Tax Board.

Before MARY M. SCHROEDER, SIDNEY R. THOMAS, and BARRY G. SILVERMAN, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

THOMAS, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal, we consider whether the Tucker Act grants exclusive jurisdiction to the Court of Federal Claims to hear contract claims against the United States Postal Service ("Postal Service") seeking more than $10,000 in damages. We conclude that the Tucker Act's grant of jurisdiction to the Court of Federal Claims to hear such claims is concurrent with the independent grant of jurisdiction to the United States district...

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