Snyder, et al v. USA, et al, No. 07-60671 (5th Cir. 2008)

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS United States Court of Appeals FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT Fifth Circuit FILED October 16, 2008 No. 07-60671 Charles R. Fulbruge III Clerk DONAL MCLEAN SNYDER, III; DONAL MCLEAN SNYDER, JR.; PAM SNYDER Plaintiffs-Appellants v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Defendant-Appellee Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi USDC No. 1:04-CV-627 Before JOLLY, BARKSDALE and HAYNES, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* The Snyder family appeals the district court s dismissal for want of subject matter jurisdiction of their lawsuit against the United States. Premising jurisdiction on the Federal Tort Claims Act, the Snyders brought various tort claims against the United States based upon its alleged misconduct in disposing of waste at a Marine Corps base in the early 1970s. 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b)(2006) We have carefully reviewed the parties briefs and the pertinent portions of the * Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. No. 07-60671 record. The district judge entered a thorough and thoughtful opinion styled as an Order and Reasons Dismissing Case for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction. Essentially for the reasons stated by the district court, the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED. 2

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