Daniel Gonzalez v. United States

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAY 25 2022

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

DANIEL GONZALEZ, No. 19-16935

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 2:15-cv-01997-MCE-DB

v.

MEMORANDUM*

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Defendant-Appellee,

and

VETERANS ADMINISTRATION, a U.S. Government Agency; et al.,

Defendants.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California Morrison C. England, Jr., District Judge, Presiding

Submitted May 17, 2022**

Before: CANBY, TASHIMA, and NGUYEN, Circuit Judges.

Daniel Gonzalez appeals pro se from the district court’s summary judgment

* 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). in his Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”) action arising from his medical treatment

at a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in California. We have jurisdiction

under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de…