Avery v. United States

Opinion

In the United States Court of Federal Claims

NO. 18- 599C (Filed: May 1, 2018) FILED ) MAY - l 2013 DAVID A- AVERY= ) u.s. couRT oF ) FEDERAL CLA|MS Plaimifr, ) ) v. ) ) CORECIVIC, INC., ) ) Defendant. ) ) DISMISSAL ORDER

Plaintiff is incarcerated at the Trousdale Turner Correctional Center in Hartsville, Tennessee. He is proceeding pro se in this civil action against CoreCivic, Inc., a prison management contractor. No filing fee has been paid. The claims in the complaint include “false imprison [ment],” “exploitation of the injured party’s private property,” and “unauthorized use of DAVID ANTHONY AVERY.” Compl. at 2-3.

The only proper defendant in this court is the United States. United States v. Sherwood, 312 U.S. 584, 588 (1941) (citations omitted). This court has no jurisdiction over plaintiffs claims against CoreCivic, Inc.l The clerl<’s office is directed to ENTER final judgment DISMISSING the complaint for lack of jurisdiction, Without prejudice

IT IS SO ORDERED.

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' Even if the complaint could be construed to include claims against the government entity that contracts With CoreCivic, Inc., that entity is the State of Tennessee, not the United States.