N O T FO R PUB L ICAT IO N UNITED STATES C OUR T OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH C IR C UIT DAVID G. M ATTHEW S, Plaintiff - Appe lla nt, v. UNITED STATES OF AM ER IC A, De fe nda

nt - Appe lle e . No. 11-17125 D.C . No. 1:07-c v-00030 M EM O R ANDUM *

Appe a l from

the Unite d

Stat e s Distric t C ourt for the Distric t

of Gua m Fran c e s Ty dingc o-Gate wood, C h ie f Judge , Pre siding

Subm itte d

Nove m b e r 18, 2014 ** B e fore : LEAVY, FISHER , a nd N.R . SM ITH, C irc uit Judge s. David G. M att

he ws a p pe a ls pro se from

the distric t c ourt’ s judgm e nt dism issing his Fe de ra l Tort C la im s Ac t (“ FTC A” ) a c tion a lle ging c la im s a rising from Navy offic ia ls’ inve stiga

tion a nd re m e d iation of a

n inc ide n t of c hild a

buse involving M atthe ws’ s m inor da ughte r. W e have jurisdic tion unde r 28 U.S.C .



# FIL ED DEC 4 2014 M OLLY C. DW Y ER, CLERK U . S . CO URT O F APPEALS

* This disposition is not a ppropria te for public at ion a

nd is not pre c e de nt e xc e pt a s provide d

by 9th C ir. R . 36-3. ** The pa

ne l una nim ously c onc lude s this c a se is suita ble for de c ision without ora l a

rgum e nt. Se e Fe d. R . App. P. 34(a)(2).§ 1291. W e re vie wde novo thedistric t c ourt’ s dism issa l for la c k of subje c t m atte r

jurisdic tion a

nd a pplic ation of thedisc re tiona ry func tion e x c e ption to the FTC A, Gre e n v . Unite d State

s , 630 F.3d 1245, 1248 (9th C ir. 2011), a nd we a ffirm . The distric t c ourt prope rly dism isse d M atthe ws’ s a c tion for la c k of subje c t m atte r jurisdic tion be c a

u se the Unite d State s is im m une from lia bility unde r the

“ disc re t iona

ry func tion” e xc e ption to the FTC A. 28 U.S.C . § 2680(a); Unite d State s v . Gaube rt , 499 U.S. 315, 322-23 (1991) (the disc re tiona ry func tion e xc e ption c ove rs a c ts tha

t a re “ disc re tiona

ry in na ture ” and “b a se d on c onside ra tions of public

polic y ” ). The distric t c ourt did not a buse its disc re tion in de ny ing M atthe ws’ s m otion for de fa ult judgm e nt be c a

use M atthe ws wa s not pre judic e d by

the gove rnm e nt’ s short de la y in filing a

re sponse to his a

m e nde d c om

p la int. Se e Eite l v . Mc C

ool , 782 F.2d 1470, 1471-72 (9th C ir. 1986) (se tting forth sta nda rd of re v ie w a

nd listing the fa c tors for de te rm ining whe the r to e nte r de fa ult judgm e nt). The distric t c ourt did not a buse its disc re tion in de ny ing without pre judic e M atthe ws’ s m o t ion for sa nc tions be c a

use it did so in the

inte re st of sound judic ia l a dm inistra

tion upon gra

nting M atthe ws’ s m otion to sta y the litiga tion, a nd a fforde d M atthe ws the opportunity to re n e w the m o tion onc e litiga tion re s um e d, whic h he

1 1 - 1 7 1 2 5 2fa ile d to do. Se e W inte rrow d v . Am. Ge n. Annuity Ins. C o. , 556 F.3d 815, 819 (9th C ir. 2009) (se tting forth sta nda rd of re vie w). The distric t c ourt did not a buse its disc re tion in de ny ing M atthe ws’ s m otion for le ave to file an

am e nde d c om

pla int be c a

use the propose d

se c ond a m e nde d c om pla i nt ra ise d a

ne w c la im

tha t would not be

supporte d by the sam e kind of e vide nc e a s the c la im s in theprior c om p l a ints, would unduly

de la y the litiga tion, and would unfairly

pre j u dic e the gove rnm e nt in ha ving to inve stiga

te a c la im tha t c ould not ha

ve be e n infe rre d from

the prior c om

pla ints. Se e Roth v . Garc ia Marque z , 942 F.2d 617, 628 (9th C ir. 1991) (se tting forth sta n da rd of re vie w a

nd fa c t ors for de te rm ining whe the r to gra nt le ave to a

m e nd). B e c a use the distric t c ourt la c ke d subje c t m atte r jurisdic t ion ove r M atthe ws’ s a c tion, we do not c o nside r M atthe ws’ s c onte ntions re g arding his c la im s unde r Guam la w. W e do not c onside r argum e nts a n d a l le gations ra ise d for the first tim e on a ppe a l. Padge tt v . W

right , 587 F.3d 983, 985 n.2 (9th C ir. 2009) (pe r c uria m ). AFFIRM E D.

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