Geralynn Barner v. U.S. Department of Energy, No. 14-3462 (8th Cir. 2015)

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Court Description: Per Curiam - Before Smith, Bowman and Colloton, Circuit Judges] Civil case - Federal Tort Claims Act. Dismissal affirmed without comment.

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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 14-3462 ___________________________ Geralynn A. Barner, lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant, v. United States Department of Energy, lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant - Appellee. ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri - Kansas City ____________ Submitted: June 16, 2015 Filed: June 22, 2015 [Unpublished] ____________ Before SMITH, BOWMAN, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges. ____________ 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 1 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. ยง 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. ______________________________ -2-

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