Michael Swanson v. Department of Veterans Affairs

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

JAN 27 2022

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

MICHAEL RAY SWANSON, No. 21-35649

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 3:21-cv-00923-HZ

v.

MEMORANDUM*

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS, Secretary,

Defendant-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon Marco A. Hernandez, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted January 19, 2022**

Before: SILVERMAN, CLIFTON, and HURWITZ, Circuit Judges.

Michael Ray Swanson appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment

dismissing his Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”) action arising from his time at

Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291.

We review de novo. Watison v. Carter, 668 F.3d 1108, 1112 (9th Cir. 2012)

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). (dismissal under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)); Mpoyo v. Litton…