28 U.S.C. § 1500 - Pendency of claims in other courts

• Cite as: 28 U.S.C. § 1500

The United States Court of Federal Claims shall not have jurisdiction of any claim for or in respect to which the plaintiff or his assignee has pending in any other court any suit or process against the United States or any person who, at the time when the cause of action alleged in such suit or process arose, was, in respect thereto, acting or professing to act, directly or indirectly under the authority of the United States.

Cite as 28 U.S.C. § 1500

Source: June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 942; Pub. L. 97-164, title I, §133(e)(1), Apr. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 40; Pub. L. 102-572, title IX, §902(a)(1), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4516.

current through 6/23/2021

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §260 (Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, §154, 36 Stat. 1138).