Stephen Tripodi v. David Fero

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAR 26 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

STEPHEN TRIPODI, No. 22-16680

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 3:20-cv-08322-CDB

v.

MEMORANDUM*

DAVID FERO; UNITED STATES OF

AMERICA,

Defendants-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona Camille D. Bibles, Magistrate Judge, Presiding

Submitted March 20, 2024** San Francisco, California

Before: FRIEDLAND, SANCHEZ, and H.A. THOMAS, Circuit Judges.

Plaintiff-Appellant Stephen Tripodi appeals the district court’s order

granting the United States summary judgment in his medical malpractice case

against the Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”). We have jurisdiction under

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). U.S.C. § 1291 based on the district court’s entry of final judgment. We affirm.

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