Jane Doe v. United States

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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JANE DOE,
Plaintiff-Appellant
v.
UNITED STATES,
Defendant-Appellee
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2025-1526
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Appeal from the United States Court of Federal Claims
in No. 1:25-cv-00111-TMD, Judge Thompson M. Dietz.
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ON MOTION
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PER CURIAM.
O R D E R
Jane Doe, who is proceeding in forma pauperis pursu-
ant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1), submits her opening brief and
various motions for relief.1 After carefully reviewing her
1 As she did at the trial court, Ms. Doe submits her
filings under a pseudonym and requests nearly all of her
submissions be sealed.
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filings and the order of the United States Court of Federal
Claims sua sponte dismissing her complaint for lack of ju-
risdiction, we determine that no further briefing would be
helpful to the court’s consideration of the issues.
The Tucker Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1491, limits the jurisdic-
tion of the Court of Federal Claims to claims for money
damages against the United States based on sources of sub-
stantive law that “can fairly be interpreted as mandating
compensation by the Federal Government.” United States
v. Navajo Nation, 556 U.S. 287, 290 (2009) (citation omit-
ted). The Court of Federal Claims here determined that
Ms. Doe’s sprawling complaint asserting claims against
private individuals, government officials, and several
states did not raise a claim within that limited jurisdiction.
See United States v. Sherwood, 312 U.S. 584, 588 (1941).
Ms. Doe’s brief and various filings raise no substantial ar-
gument to challenge that determination. We therefore dis-
miss the appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2).
Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED THAT:
(1) The appeal is dismissed under 28 U.S.C.
§ 1915(e)(2).
(2) All motions are denied.
(3) Each party shall bear its own costs.
September 11, 2025
Date
FOR THE COURT
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