Hanes v. United States Air Force
Hanes v. United States Air Force
Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
Ernest C. Hanes appeals pro se the district court’s order dismissing for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction his action seeking damages against the Air Force for damaging personal property. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo dismissals for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction, Sommatino v. United States, 255 F.3d 704, 707 (9th Cir. 2001), and we affirm.
Hanes’s contention that the “Little Tucker Act,” 28 U.S.C. § 1346(a)(2), gives him the substantive right to sue the federal government fails. See Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe v. United States, 895 F.2d 588, 596 n. 5 (9th Cir. 1990) (noting that the
Hanes’s remaining contentions lack merit.
AFFIRMED.
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