Diane Sporleder v. United States

40 F.3d 1246 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Diane SPORLEDER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee. No. 94-15853. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 14, 1994. * Decided Nov. 21, 1994. Before: WALLACE, Chief Judge, GOODWIN and NORRIS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Diane Sporleder appeals pro se the district court's summary judgment order dismissing her action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 . We review de novo a district court's dismissal on jurisdictional grounds, see Reebok Int'l, Ltd. v. Marnatech Enters., Inc., 970 F.2d 552 , 554 (9th Cir.1992), and affirm. 3 Sporleder brought a tort claim against the Scottsdale Post Office for the alleged theft and forgery of postal money orders in the amount of $500.00. The district court, construing Sporleder's claim as one brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act ("FTCA"), 28 U.S.C. Secs. 2671-2680…