Christian v. United States

12 F.3d 1105 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Henry CHRISTIAN, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America; Westinghouse Electric Corporation; U.S. Gypsum Corp.; Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corporation; The Flintkote Co.; Square D. Corp., Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-55425. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 17, 1993. * Decided Dec. 1, 1993. Before: SCHROEDER, D.W. NELSON, and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Henry Christian, Jr. appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of Christian's action against the federal defendants for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 . We review de novo, see Reebok Int'l, Ltd. v. Marnatech Enters., 970 F.2d 552 , 554 (9th Cir.1992), and affirm. 3 Christian filed a complaint in state court seeking compensatory and punitive damages for injuries he suffered while employed by the federal government at the Long Beach Naval Shipyard.…