Alton Hornback v. United States

60 F.3d 833 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Alton HORNBACK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee. No. 95-55115. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 26, 1995. * Decided June 30, 1995. Before: O'SCANNLAIN, LEAVY, and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Alton B. Hornback ("Hornback") appeals pro se from a district court's order dismissing the complaint in which he sought 15 million dollars in damages from the United States for its classification of his invention as secret, an act that he contends constituted a taking requiring just compensation under the Fifth Amendment. The district court determined that it lacked jurisdiction because district court jurisdiction for civil actions against the United States is limited to cases where damages sought do not exceed $10,000. We dismiss the appeal for lack of a final appealable order. 3 "Ordinarily an order dismissing a complaint but not dismissing the…