James C. Standlee v. United States of America Veterans Administration Thomas K. Turnage

959 F.2d 241 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. James C. STANDLEE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America; Veterans Administration; Thomas K. Turnage, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 91-15401. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 8, 1992. * Decided April 10, 1992. Before HUG, O'SCANNLAIN and TROTT, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 James C. Standlee, an Arizona state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his constitutional tort action brought under Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388 (1971) and the Federal Tort Claims Act ("FTCA"), 28 U.S.C. § 2671 et seq. 1 The district court dismissed Standlee's complaint because Standlee failed to amend his complaint to show that he had exhausted his federal remedies. 2 Standlee contends that he had exhausted his administrative remedies by filing for compensation with the Veterans Administration and Worker's…