Mohn v. United States

In the Gmted States Court of Federal Clans No. 20-771L (Filed August 23, 2021) NOT FOR PUBLICATION * ek ek RK eK KR KR RK KK Ke RK RK KK K KK AYINDE MOHN, Plaintiff, v. THE UNITED STATES, Defendant. * 4 6 * £ £ # HH H HH He H ke OK Ke eK Ke Ke eK KK KK KK KK OK ORDER On August 18, 2021, plaintiff filed a motion in this case seeking a default judgment against the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. See ECF No. 14. That entity, however, was not named as a defendant in this case, see Compl., ECF No. 1, but was identified as a defendant 1n another case Mr. Mohn has filed in this court, see Compl., Mohn v. United States, No. 21-922L (Fed. Cl. Feb. 12, 2021), ECF No. 1. As his motion was filed in both cases, the Court assumes Mr. Mohn inadvertently filed it in the above-captioned case. In any event, even if the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma were a named defendant, the requested relief would not be proper, as this court lacks jurisdiction over parties other than the United States. See 28 U.S.C. § 1491 ; United States v. Sherwood, 312 U.S. 584, 588 , (1941); Ambase Corp. v. United States, 61 Fed. Cl. 794, 796 (2004). Accordingly, Mr. Mohn’s motion is biti V OR J. WL raat IT IS SO ORDERED.