Russell M. Odd v. United States

972 F.2d 1341 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Russell M. ODD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee. No. 91-35954. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted July 27, 1992. Decided Aug. 4, 1992. Before WRIGHT, FARRIS and BEEZER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Before the government may be sued, it must waive its sovereign immunity. It has done so here, but only to the limited extent that the challenge is based on procedural rather than substantive errors. The source of the waiver is 28 U.S.C. § 2410 , which allows suits based on procedural errors in quiet title actions. Arford v. United States, 934 F.2d 229, 232 (9th Cir.1991); Elias v. Connett, 908 F.2d 521, 527 (9th Cir.1990). 3 Odd asserts a number of other grounds for a broader waiver of sovereign immunity, but we find them without merit. It is well-established that the general jurisdiction statutes do not waive sovereign immunity. See, e.g., Hughes v.…