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## United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

05-5098 DAVID POWELL, Plaintiff-Appellant,

v. UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee.

___________________________ DECIDED: October 5, 2005

___________________________ Before MICHEL, Chief Judge, BRYSON, and GAJARSA, Circuit Judges

. PER CURIAM. DECISION David Powell appeals from an order of the United States Court of Federal Claims in case No. 04-1201C, dismissing his ac tion for lack of jurisdiction. We affirm

. BACKGROUND On July 22, 2004, Mr. Powell filed a co mplaint asserting claims under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to t he United States Constituti on, numerous federal and state statutes, and various co mmon law theories. Mr. Powe ll’s complaint contained a wide range of claims, including allegations of tort, intellectual property theft, human05-5098 2 rights violations, invasion of privacy, ass ault, witness tampering, age discrimination in employment, mail fraud, and medical malpract ice. He named as defendants various federal and non-federal government entities, as well as corporations and individuals. 1 He sought various forms of relief, incl uding compensatory and punitive damages for pain and suffering; attorney fees; reinstatement of employment with the Miami Dade County Housing Agency, from which he wa s terminated in 1999; “bankruptcy relief to receive judgment on record”; an order prohibiting practices and patterns of discrimination, bias, and “legal prejudice”; and “any other equitable relief the court deems just.” The Court of Federal Claims dismiss ed Mr. Powell’s complaint for lack of jurisdiction. In light of the limited scope of the Tucker Ac t, 28 U.S.C. § 1491(a)(1), the court held that it lacked jurisdiction over all claims asserted against defendants other than the United States, all tort claims, and all claims involvi ng federal statutes that are not money-mandating. With res pect to his constitutional claims, the court held that the provisions other than the Fifth Amendment were not m oney-mandating. As to his claims under the Fifth Amendment, the court ruled that Mr. Powell failed to “identify what property allegedly was taken by the Go vernment” and therefore “does not allege

1 The federal entities included the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Postal Service, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Department of Labor. The non-f ederal entities include the Stat es of Ohio and Florida; the County Commissioner of Jefferson County, Ohio; the City of Steubenville, Ohio; the Village of Mingo Junction, Ohio; Dade County, Florida; and the City of Miami, Florida. The trial court found, however, that “[i]t is not clear from the Amended Complaint what claim is asserted against which defendant.”05-5098 3 the facts sufficient to make an evaluation whet her a property interest existed or whether a taking occurred.” DISCUSSION Mr. Powell’s brief on appeal contains 68 numbered paragraphs that list numerous legal doctrines and statutes. Based on that list, we infer t hat Mr. Powell contends that the Court of Federal Claims has jurisdicti on over (1) his claims against non-federal entities; (2) his tort claims ; and (3) his claims based on federal statutes. We disagree with Mr. Powell’s argument on each point. First, the trial court correctly found that the Tucker Act mandates dismissal of all claims asserted against non-federal entitie s. The Tucker Act states that the Court of Federal Claims “shall have jurisdiction to render judgment upon any claim against the United States.” 28 U. S.C. § 1491. It does not give the court jurisdiction over claims against defendants other than the United States. Likewise, as to Mr. Powell’s tort claims, we uphold the trial court’s decisi on because the Tucker Act makes an express exception for tort claims, stating that the Court of Federal Claims has jurisdiction in “cases not sounding in to rt.” 28 U.S.C. § 1491; see Brown v. United States , 105 F.3d 621, 623 (Fed. Cir. 1997). We also disagree with Mr. Powell’s argum ent that the Court of Federal Claims has jurisdiction over his claims bas ed on particular federal statutes. The invocation of federal statutes is not sufficient to confer jurisdiction on the Court of Federal Claims; rather, as this court has held, “the jurisdiction of the Court of Federal Claims is limited to cases in which the Constitution or a feder al statute requires t he payment of money damages as compensation for their violation.” Brown , 105 F.3d at 623. As the trial05-5098 4 court found, however, none of t he statutes that Mr. Powell cites can be interpreted to require the payment of money for its violati on. Those statutes t herefore do not provide an independent jurisdictional basis for the Court of Federal Claims. Mr. Powell does not seem to press his c onstitutional claims on appeal. In any event, however, the trial court correctly dism issed those claims, most of which were directed to provisions that are not m oney-mandating. Although the Fifth Amendment can serve as a money-mandating provision wit h respect to claims under the Just Compensation Clause, Mr. Powell’s complain t contained no allegation of what, if any, property interest was allegedly taken by the federal government. The trial court therefore did not err in ruling that the complaint failed to state a claim of a taking under the Fifth Amendment. Finally, in his complaint and on appeal, Mr. Powell appears to seek an order requiring the production of his parents’ tax returns for the years 1962-2001. The trial court denied his claim because Mr. Powell fail ed to provide a reason that he needs those returns, either in connection with th is litigation or other wise. On appeal, Mr. Powell has provided not valid reason for seek ing the production of those tax returns. Therefore, the trial court was correct to dismiss Mr. Powell’s claims on that issue.