CENTRAL GREEN CO. v. U.S.

No. 97-17321.

177 F.3d 834 (1999)

CENTRAL GREEN COMPANY, a California Limited Partnership, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America; Madera Irrigation District, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided May 20, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy Jones, Sagaser, Franson, Jamison & Jones, Fresno, California, for the plaintiff-appellant.

Constance A. Wynn, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for the defendants-appellees.

Before: HUG, Chief Judge, FLETCHER, and TROTT, Circuit Judges.


TROTT, Circuit Judge:

I. OVERVIEW

Central Green Company ("Central Green") appeals a district court decision dismissing its claims against the United States for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Central Green sued the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act for damage to its pistachio farm caused by subsurface and surface water flooding from the Madera Canal. The district court dismissed the action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, finding...

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