Hicks v. U.S., No. 16-794T, 2017 WL 159135 (Fed. Cl. Jan. 13, 2017) (Horn, J.)

Hicks v. U.S., No. 16-794T, 2017 WL 159135 (Fed. Cl. Jan. 13, 2017) (Horn, J.)

Re: Request for "a ruling on" purported FOIA request contained within plaintiff's complaint seeking to recover tax refunds

Disposition: Finding that court lacks jurisdiction to consider request

• Litigation Considerations, Jurisdiction: The court holds that "[b]ecause FOIA 'lacks any money-mandating provisions' and 'expressly provides for jurisdiction in "the district court of the United States in the district in which the complainant resides, or has his principal place of business, or in which the agency records are situated, or in the District of Columbia,"' . . . and the United States Court of Federal Claims is not a United States District Court, this court lacks jurisdiction to consider the merits of any FOIA claim."