JERVES v. U.S.

No. 90-16749.

966 F.2d 517 (1992)

Mildred JERVES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided June 11, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry N. Kitamura, Shim, Tam, Kirimitsu, Kitamura & Chang, Honolulu, Hawaii, for plaintiff-appellant.

Ted Meeker, Asst. U.S. Atty., Honolulu, Hawaii, for defendant-appellee.

Before: FLETCHER, D.W. NELSON and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges.


FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:

Mildred Jerves appeals the dismissal of her action against the United States for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. We affirm.

I.

On September 1, 1987, Mildred Jerves fell and broke her leg at the Pearl Harbor Naval Base Commissary. After her fall, she filed a $250,000 damages claim against the United States with the Naval Legal Service Office (NLSO), the appropriate federal agency. Less than five months later, on December...

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