Peggy Clark v. United States

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• Decided: February 20, 2018
• Docket: 17-30804
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

Case: 17-30804 Document: 00514353539 Page: 1 Date Filed: 02/20/2018

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals

No. 17-30804 Fifth Circuit

FILED Summary Calendar February 20, 2018 Lyle W. Cayce PEGGY JEAN CLARK, Clerk

Plaintiff - Appellant

v.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Defendant - Appellee

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana USDC No. 2:17-CV-2821

Before REAVLEY, PRADO, and GRAVES, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* This lawsuit against the United States has been dismissed because federal courts lack jurisdiction for claims of fraud against the United States. The Plaintiff has reached different names for the wrong she claims, but she has not been able to change her pleading and the fact that her claim arises out

* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Case: 17-30804 Document: 00514353539 Page: 2 Date Filed: 02/20/2018

No. 17-30804 of fraud. The law is clear that we have no jurisdiction. See 28 U.S.C. § 2680 and Truman v. United States, 26 F.3d 592 (5th Cir. 1994). AFFIRMED.