RICHARDSON v. U.S.

Nos. 98-5176, 98-5236.

193 F.3d 545 (1999)

Roy Dale RICHARDSON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided October 22, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kimberlee Cleaveland, Student Counsel, argued the cause as amicus curiae for appellant. On the briefs were Steven H. Goldblatt, appointed by the court, and Todd Coltman, Nikhil Singhvi and Olivier Sylvain, Student Counsel.

Roy Dale Richardson, appearing pro se, was on the briefs for appellant.

Somesha Ferdinand, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellees. With her on the brief were David W. Ogden, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Jeffrey Axelrad and Mary McElroy Leach, Attorneys, and Wilma A. Lewis, U.S. Attorney.

Before: EDWARDS, Chief Judge, WALD and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge HARRY T. EDWARDS.

HARRY T. EDWARDS, Chief Judge:

Roy Richardson brought this action under the Federal Tort Claims Act ("FTCA") and Swine Flu Act for injuries allegedly suffered as a result of his 1976 swine flu vaccination while serving in the United States Air Force. The District Court dismissed Mr. Richardson's pro se complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction...

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