SHARP EX REL. ESTATE OF SHARP v. U.S.

No. 03-2516.

401 F.3d 440 (2005)

Eric SHARP, Representative of the Estate of Earle Chadwick Sharp, deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: March 16, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Dondi R. Vesprini, Lawrence S. Katkowsky Assoc., Bingham Farms, Michigan, for Appellant. Geneva S. Halliday, Assistant United States Attorney, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Lawrence S. Katkowsky, Lawrence S. Katkowsky Assoc., Bingham Farms, Michigan, for Appellant. Geneva S. Halliday, Assistant United States Attorney, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee.

Before: KENNEDY, MOORE, and SUTTON, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

MOORE, Circuit Judge.

Eric Sharp appeals from an order of the district court dismissing his Federal Tort Claims Act ("FTCA") suit arising out of the death of his brother, Earle Chadwick Sharp ("Chad Sharp"), in an off-road-vehicle ("ORV") accident at the Huron National Forest. For the reasons set forth below, we AFFIRM the district court's dismissal of this action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.

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