RAJAPAKSE v. USA
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UNPUBLISHED OPINION granting 6 Motion to Dismiss - Rule 12(b)(1). The Clerk is directed to enter judgment. Signed by Judge Lynn J. Bush. (dls) Copy to parties.
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No. l3-391 C
(Filed October 23, 2013)
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Samantha D. Rajapalrse, Memphis, TN,pro se.
Sean B. McNamara, United States Department of Justice, with whom were
Stuart F. Delery, Acting Assistant Attomey General, Jeanne E. Davidson,
Director, and Deborah A. Bynum, Assistant Director, Washington, DC, for
defendant.
OPINION
BUSH,Judge.
Now pending before the court is defendant's motion to dismiss plaintiff
Samantha D. Rajapakse' s pro se complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction
pursuant to Rule 12(bXl) of the Rules of the united States court of Federal claims
(RCFC). Defendant's motion has been fully briefed and is ripe for a decision by
the court. For the reasons discussed below, the court concludes that it lacks
jurisdiction over Ms. Rajapakse's claims and therefore grants defendant's motion
to dismiss.
BACKGROUND
lnher pro se complaint filed June 12,2013, Ms. Rajapakse alleges that she
filed suit against Memphis Light, Gas and Water (MLGW) in the United States
District Court for the Western District of Tennessee foilowing an error on her
utility bill. See Compl. at2. That lawsuit, Rajapakse v. Memphis Light, Gas and
LVater et al., No. 2:12-cv-02807-JDT-dkv, is the first of two lawsuits allegedly
filed by Ms. Rajapakse in the district court, the other being a lawsuit against the
law firm allegedly representing the utility company, Rajapal
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