Kaytrena Francis v. United States of America (Ftca

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376 F. App'x 792
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitApril 20, 201008-17277California229 words

Opinion

Opinion

MEMORANDUM

Kaytrena J. Francis appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(b) dismissing her action arising from an incident at Eglin Air Force Base and subsequent criminal proceedings against her. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo. Orff v. United States, 358 F.3d 1137, 1142 (9th Cir.2004) (sovereign immunity); Schwarzenegger v. Fred Martin Motor Co., 374 F.3d 797, 800 (9th Cir.2004) (personal jurisdiction); Brown v. Cal. Dep’t of Corr., 554 F.3d 747, 749 (9th Cir.2009) (absolute immunity); Guerrero v. Gates, 442 F.3d 697, 703 (9th Cir.2006) (failure to state a claim).

We affirm for the reasons stated in the district court’s orders entered on September 16, 2008, and September 30, 2008.

To the extent Francis challenges the dismissal of the assault and battery claims, we lack jurisdiction to consider her contentions because the dismissal of those claims was beyond the scope of the Rule 54(b) judgment. See Air-Sea Forwarders, Inc. v. Air Asia Co., 880 F.2d 176 , 178-79 & n. 1, 190 n. 17 (9th Cir.1989) (explaining that, on appeal from a Rule 54(b) order, there is no jurisdiction over claims that are not…

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