Geralynn Barner v. U.S. Department of Energy

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• Decided: June 22, 2015
• Docket: 14-3462
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________

No. 14-3462 ___________________________

Geralynn A. Barner,

lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

United States Department of Energy,

lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant - Appellee. ____________

Appeal from United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri - Kansas City ____________

Submitted: June 16, 2015 Filed: June 22, 2015 [Unpublished] ____________

Before SMITH, BOWMAN, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges. ____________

PER CURIAM.

Geralynn Barner appeals after the district court1 dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction her pro se action under the Federal Tort Claims Act. Upon careful

1 The Honorable Beth Phillips, United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri. de novo review, see Green Acres Enters., Inc. v. United States, 418 F.3d 852, 856 (8th Cir. 2005); see also FDIC v. Meyer, 510 U.S. 471, 475 (1994), we conclude that the dismissal was proper, see 42 U.S.C. § 7385c; United States v. Demko, 385 U.S. 149, 151 (1966); Alexander v. United States, 500 F.2d 1, 2-3 (8th Cir. 1974); cf. Woerth v. United States, 714 F.2d 648, 650 (6th Cir. 1983). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________

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