Richard H. Singer, Plaintiff-appellant, v. Helen E. Andersen; Andersen, Son of Helen Andersen, Namedin Complaint; Donald A. Yeats; Jane Doe Yeats,wife (named in Complaint As "wife");james Bartlett, Defendant-appellees, 108 F.3d 1386 (9th Cir. 1997)

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit - 108 F.3d 1386 (9th Cir. 1997) Submitted March 11, 1997. *Decided March 13, 1997

Before: SNEED, LEAVY and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.

MEMORANDUM** 

Richard H. Singer appeals pro se the district court's sua sponte dismissal of his action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. We affirm.

"The federal diversity statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1332, requires ... an amount in controversy in excess of $50,000." Seven Resorts, Inc. v. Cantlen, 57 F.3d 771, 774 (9th Cir. 1995). Singer's complaint does not allege an amount in controversy over $50,000. Consequently, we affirm the district court's dismissal of Singer's action for lack of jurisdiction.

AFFIRMED.1 

 *

The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. Fed. R. App. P. 34(a); 9th Cir.R. 34-4

 **

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by 9th Cir.R. 36-3

 1

We reject Singer's unfounded allegation that the district judge acted with malice in dismissing his action

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