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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals 

for the Federal Circuit ______________________ 

RICHARD G. FRIES, JR.,

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

UNITED STATES,

Defendant-Appellee

______________________ 

2016-1242

______________________ 

Appeal from the United States Court of Federal 

Claims in No. 1:15-cv-00758-TCW, Judge Thomas C. 

Wheeler. 

.................................................................... 

RICHARD G. FRIES, JR.,

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

UNITED STATES,

Defendant-Appellee

______________________ 

2016-1304

______________________ 

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Appeal from the United States Court of Federal 

Claims in No. 1:15-cv-00647-TCW, Judge Thomas C. 

Wheeler. 

______________________ 

Decided: August 12, 2016

______________________ 

RICHARD G. FRIES, JR., Atlantic Beach, FL, pro se.

AARON WOODWARD, Commercial Litigation Branch, 

Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, 

Washington, DC, for defendant-appellee in 16-1242. 

RENEE GERBER, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil 

Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for defendant-appellee in 16-1304. Also represented by BENJAMIN C. MIZER, ROBERT E. KIRSCHMAN, JR.,

FRANKLIN E. WHITE, JR., DONALD E. KINNER. 

______________________ 

Before NEWMAN, SCHALL, and CHEN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM. 

Richard G. Fries appeals the dismissal of these actions by the Court of Federal Claims, as not within that 

court’s jurisdiction, or for failure to state a claim on which 

relief can be granted.

Appeal No. 2016-1242 relates to Mr. Fries’ contention 

that an unnamed third party was the victim of a dental 

scam, and requests damages in the amount of 2.5 million 

dollars. Such a cause of action, sounding in tort, is not 

within the jurisdiction of the Court of Federal Claims.

Appeal No. 2016-1304 concerns various allegations 

regarding drug testing, searches and seizures, and Mr. 

Fries’ credit rating. Again, the Court of Federal Claims 

correctly held that Mr. Fries has not stated a cause within 

the jurisdiction of that court.

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The dismissals are

AFFIRMED. 

No costs. 

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