Case Name: Emerson Emory, M.D. v. U.S. Attorney General Federal Prison System
Court: United States Court of Claims
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1982-08-13
Citations: 231 Ct. Cl. 887
Docket Number: No. 373-82C
Parties: Emerson Emory, M.D. v. U.S. Attorney General Federal Prison System
Judges: Before Davis, Nichols and Bennett, Judges.
Reporter: United States Court of Claims Reports
Volume: 231
Pages: 887–887

Head Matter:
No. 373-82C.
August 13, 1982
Emerson Emory, M.D. v. U.S. Attorney General Federal Prison System
Before Davis, Nichols and Bennett, Judges.

Opinion:
Plaintiffs petition claims damages against the Attorney General and the Federal Prison System. He charges that they denied him due process by certain administrative actions relating to his work assignment as a federal prisoner. He asks for legal fees and damages for emotional and psychological stress and for punitive damages.
This court has no jurisdiction of the claim. The relevant jurisdictional statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1491, gives the court jurisdiction of certain claims against the United States, which is not the named defendant. The statute bars tort claims such as this even when the defendant is correctly identified.
It is therefore ordered that the petition is dismissed.