Eric Cameron Lane v. United States
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES—GENERAL
Case No. EDCV 24-2192-KK-SPx Date: October 21, 2024 Title:
Present: The Honorable KENLY KIYA KATO, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Noe Ponce Not Reported Deputy Clerk Court Reporter
Attorney(s) Present for Plaintiff(s): Attorney(s) Present for Defendant(s): None Present None Present
Proceedings: (In Chambers) Order to Show Cause Why Action Should Not Be Dismissed
On October 15, 2024, plaintiff Eric Lane (“Plaintiff”), proceeding pro se, filed the instant Complaint. ECF Docket No. (“Dkt.”) 1, Compl. Plaintiff brings his claim under the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”) alleging his U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment (“VR&E”) counselor “negligently failed to perform her duties in administering benefits for which [Plaintiff] was approved.” Compl. ¶ 6.
Federal courts are courts of “limited jurisdiction” which “possess only that power authorized by Constitution and statute[.]” Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of Am., 511 U.S. 375, 377 (1994). Thus, federal courts…