Little Tucker Act
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The Little Tucker Act is a U.S. federal statute that grants concurrent jurisdiction to federal district courts and the Court of Federal Claims over certain monetary claims against the United States, typically those not exceeding a specified amount.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
jurisdictional statute ⓘ |
| allowsSuitBy | private parties ⓘ |
| appliesIn | civil actions ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
claims for liquidated or unliquidated damages in cases not sounding in tort
ⓘ
claims founded upon a regulation of an executive department ⓘ claims founded upon an Act of Congress ⓘ claims founded upon an express or implied contract with the United States ⓘ claims founded upon the Constitution ⓘ claims seeking monetary relief only ⓘ |
| category | United States federal jurisdiction and venue statute ⓘ |
| claimType | non-tort monetary claim ⓘ |
| codifiedAt | 28 U.S.C. § 1346(a)(2) ⓘ |
| defendant | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Tucker Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doesNotApplyTo | state law claims against non-federal defendants ⓘ |
| doesNotProvide | jurisdiction over equitable relief except as ancillary to monetary claims ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| excludes | claims sounding in tort ⓘ |
| governs | venue for small monetary claims against the United States ⓘ |
| governsClaimsAgainst | United States government agencies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantsConcurrentJurisdictionTo |
United States Court of Federal Claims
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States district courts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPurpose | to allow small claims against the United States to be heard in local federal courts ⓘ |
| interpretedBy |
United States Courts of Appeals
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Supreme Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdictionOver | certain monetary claims against the United States ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalEffect | creates concurrent jurisdiction with Court of Federal Claims for small claims ⓘ |
| monetaryLimit | $10,000 ⓘ |
| monetaryLimitAppliesTo | claims in United States district courts ⓘ |
| oftenCitedAs | 28 U.S.C. 1346(a)(2) ⓘ |
| partOf | Title 28 of the United States Code NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| permitsFilingIn |
district where claim arose
ⓘ
district where plaintiff resides ⓘ |
| provides | waiver of sovereign immunity for certain small monetary claims against the United States ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Tucker Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires | money-mandating source of law for certain claims ⓘ |
| scope | nationwide within the United States federal court system ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
federal jurisdiction
ⓘ
monetary claims against the federal government ⓘ sovereign immunity ⓘ |
| TuckerActCodifiedAt | 28 U.S.C. § 1491 ⓘ |
| usedIn | federal claims practice ⓘ |
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