James L. O'COnnOr v. U.S. Army Claims Service

29 F.3d 633 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. James L. O'CONNOR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. U.S. ARMY CLAIMS SERVICE, Defendant-Appellee. No. 93-16865. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 21, 1994. * Decided June 24, 1994. Before: TANG, PREGERSON, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 James L. O'Connor appeals pro se the district court's orders (1) granting the government's motion for summary judgment in O'Connor's action under the Federal Tort Claims Act ("FTCA"), 28 U.S.C. Secs. 2671-80 , and (2) denying O'Connor's two motions for reconsideration. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 . We affirm. 3 * Summary Judgment 4 We review de novo the district court's summary judgment. See Lindahl v. Air France, 930 F.2d 1434, 1436 (9th Cir.1991). Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party, we must determine whether there are any genuine issues of material fact and whether the district…