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U.S. v. BORMES

No. 11-192.

133 S.Ct. 12 (2012)

184 L.Ed.2d 317

UNITED STATES, Petitioner v. James X. BORMES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided November 13, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sri Srinivasan , for Petitioner.

John G. Jacobs , Chicago, IL, for Respondent.

Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. , Solicitor General, Counsel of Record, Stuart F. Delery , Acting Assistant Attorney General, Edwin S. Kneedler , Deputy Solicitor General, Eric J. Feigin , Assistant to the Solicitor General, Mark B. Stern , Henry C. Whitaker , Attorneys, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

John G. Jacobs , Counsel of Record, Jacobs Kolton Chartered, Chicago, IL, Gregory A. Beck , Allison M. Zieve , Public Citizen Litigation Group, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Justice SCALIA delivered the opinion of the Court.

The Little Tucker Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1346(a)(2), provides that "[t]he district courts shall have original jurisdiction, concurrent with the United States Court of Federal Claims, of ... [a]ny ... civil action or claim against the United States, not exceeding $10,000 in amount, founded ... upon ... any Act of Congress." We consider whether the Little Tucker Act waives the sovereign immunity of the United States...

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