Willie Lee Pree v. Jesse Brown, Secretary, of Veteran Affairs

19 F.3d 1440 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Willie Lee PREE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jesse BROWN, Secretary, of Veteran Affairs, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-16483. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 8, 1994. * Decided March 14, 1994. Before: FLETCHER, BRUNETTI, and TROTT, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Willie Lee Pree appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his action against the United States Veterans Administration ("VA") for lack of jurisdiction. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 . We review de novo a district court's dismissal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Kruso v. International Tel. & Tel. Corp., 872 F.2d 1416 , 1421 (9th Cir.1989), cert. denied, 496 U.S. 937 (1990). We affirm. 3 The United States as a sovereign may not be sued without its consent. United States v. Testan, 422 U.S. 392, 399 (1976). Any governmental waiver of immunity must be expressed unequivocally.…