Geralynn Barner v. U.S. Department of Energy ( 2015 )

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 14-3462
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Geralynn A. Barner,
lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
United States Department of Energy,
lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant - Appellee.
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Western District of Missouri - Kansas City
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Submitted: June 16, 2015
Filed: June 22, 2015
[Unpublished]
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Before SMITH, BOWMAN, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Geralynn Barner appeals after the district court1 dismissed for lack of subject
matter jurisdiction her pro se action under the Federal Tort Claims Act. Upon careful
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The Honorable Beth Phillips, United States District Judge for the Western
District of Missouri.
de novo review, see Green Acres Enters., Inc. v. United States, 418 F.3d 852, 856
(8th Cir. 2005); see also FDIC v. Meyer, 510 U.S. 471, 475 (1994), we conclude that
the dismissal was proper, see 42 U.S.C. § 7385c; United States v. Demko, 385 U.S.
149, 151 (1966); Alexander v. United States, 500 F.2d 1, 2-3 (8th Cir. 1974); cf.
Woerth v. United States, 714 F.2d 648, 650 (6th Cir. 1983). Accordingly, we affirm.
See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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