Marjorie Cokley v. United States Army

967 F.2d 585 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Marjorie COKLEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES ARMY, Defendant-Appellee. No. 91-16173. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted July 8, 1992. * Decided July 10, 1992. Before POOLE, BEEZER and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Marjorie Cokley appeals pro se the district court's summary judgment in favor of the United States in her federal tort action against the United States Army. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo, Kruso v. International Tel. & Tel. Corp., 872 F.2d 1416 , 1421 (9th Cir.1989), cert. denied, 110 S.Ct. 3217 (1990), and affirm. 3 Cokley suffered injuries resulting from complications following surgery performed at the Fort Jackson Army Hospital in August 1979. In December 1988, Cokley completed a claim for these injuries and filed the claim with the federal government. In June 1990, she filed a pro se complaint against the…