U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 2022

Samantha Rajapakse v. United States

Samantha Rajapakse v. United States
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · Decided July 26, 2022

Samantha Rajapakse v. United States

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT ____________ No. 22-5078 September Term, 2021 1:21-cv-03369-UNA Filed On: July 26, 2022 Samantha D. Rajapakse, The Rights of Pro Se in a Civil Matter, Appellant v. United States and Merrick B. Garland, United States Attorney General, Appellees

ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BEFORE: Wilkins and Katsas, Circuit Judges, and Sentelle, Senior Circuit Judge JUDGMENT This appeal was considered on the record from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and on the brief filed by appellant. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2); D.C. Cir. Rule 34(j). It is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the district court’s order filed on March 8, 2022, be affirmed. Appellant has raised no arguments in her brief challenging the district court’s dismissal of her complaint on the grounds that her claims were barred by sovereign immunity or were frivolous, and she has thus forfeited any such argument.

See United States ex rel. Totten v. Bombardier Corp., 380 F.3d 488, 497 (D.C. Cir. 2004) (arguments not raised on appeal are forfeited).

Pursuant to D.C. Circuit Rule 36, this disposition will not be published. The Clerk is directed to withhold issuance of the mandate herein until seven days after resolution United States Court of Appeals FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT ____________ No. 22-5078 September Term, 2021 of any timely petition for rehearing or petition for rehearing en banc. See Fed. R. App. P. 41(b); D.C. Cir. Rule 41.

Per Curiam

FOR THE COURT: Mark J. Langer, Clerk BY: /s/ Daniel J. Reidy Deputy Clerk

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