Safeco Ins. Co. of America v. United States

53 F.3d 339 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America; United States Department of Interior; Bureau of Reclamation; Marshall Associated Contractors, Inc.; Columbia Excavating, Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-35827. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 8, 1995. Decided April 14, 1995. Before: HALL, O'SCANNLAIN, and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Safeco Insurance Company of America ("SAFECO") appeals from the district court's judgment dismissing its claim for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. We have jurisdiction over this timely appeal and hereby affirm. STANDARD OF REVIEW 3 We review de novo whether the district court had subject matter jurisdiction. North Star Alaska v. United States, 9 F.3d 1430, 1432 (9th Cir.1993) (en banc), cert. denied, 114 S.Ct. 2706 (1994). DISCUSSION 4 In order to proceed in the district court on its suit…