Allen v. Shinseki

• Court: District Court, District of Columbia
• Decided: October 11, 2012
• Docket: Civil Action No. 2012-1676
• Status: Published

Opinion

FILED

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Secretary of Veterans Affairs ) Eric Shinseki, ) )

Defendant. )

MEMORANDUM OPINION

This matter is before the Court on the plaintiffs pro se complaint and application to proceed in forma pauperis. The Court will grant the plaintiff’s application and dismiss the complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. See Fed. R. Civ. P. l2(h)(3) (requiring dismissal of a case when jurisdiction is found wanting).

The plaintiff sues the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to collect his "pension with . . . 13 years[’] back pay." Complaint at l. "The district courts shall not have jurisdiction under this section ["United States as defendant"] of any civil action or claim for a pension." 28 U.S.C.

§ l346(d) (201 l). Therefore, this action will be dismissed. A separate Order accompanies this

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