Michael Ray Tanner v. Sara Pizatella Bonnie Melendres H.R. Maar, Jr. Jesse Brown, Secretary

89 F.3d 846 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Michael Ray TANNER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Sara PIZATELLA; Bonnie Melendres; H.R. Maar, Jr.; Jesse Brown, Secretary, Defendants-Appellees. No. 95-55869. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 22, 1996. * Decided April 29, 1996. Before: HALL, THOMPSON, and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Michael Ray Tanner, 1 on behalf of Mitchell Roy Tanner's estate and on behalf of Mitchell Roy Tanner's children, William and Rachael Tanner, appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his action under the Federal Tort Claims Act ("FTCA"), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346 (b) & 2671-80, for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Tanner also appeals the district court's denial of his motion for entry of default judgment against defendants. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm. 3 Tanner contends that the district court erred by dismissing his complaint pursuant to…