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Timestamp: 2019-04-18 15:06:42+00:00

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THIS MATTER comes before the Court on Defendant's Motion to Dismiss. (Dkt. No. 35.) Having reviewed the Motion, the Response (Dkt. No. 38), the Reply (Dkt. No. 47) and all related papers, the Court GRANTS the Motion.
The United States now moves to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and failure to state a claim.
Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1), the Court must dismiss a complaint if it lacks subject matter jurisdiction over the claim. Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(1). Under Rule 12(b)(6), the Court may dismiss a complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). In ruling on a motion to dismiss under either Rule 12(b)(1) or 12(b)(6), the Court construes the complaint in the light most favorable to the non-movant. Livid Holdings Ltd. v. Salomon Smith Barney, Inc., 416 F.3d 940, 946 (9th Cir. 2005); see also Wolfe v. Strankman, 392 F.3d 358, 362 (9th Cir. 2004). The Court must accept as true all well-pleaded allegations of material fact and draw all reasonable inferences in favor of the plaintiff. Wyler Summit P'Ship v. Turner Broad. Sys., Inc., 135 F.3d 658, 661 (9th Cir. 1998). Where, as here, a plaintiff appears pro se, the Court must construe his pleadings liberally and afford the plaintiff the benefit of the doubt. See Karim-Panahi v. Los Angeles Police Dep't, 839 F.2d 621, 623 (9th Cir. 1988).
Because each of Plaintiff's tort claims arise from the action of a federal employee “acting within the scope of [her] office or employment, ” his exclusive remedy is the FTCA, 28 U.S.C. § 2679(b)(1). Before filing a claim under the FTCA, a plaintiff must exhaust all administrative remedies. See McNeil v. United States, 508 U.S. 106, 113 (1993) (“The FTCA bars claimants from bringing suit in federal court until they have exhausted their administrative remedies.”); Brady v. United States, 211 F.3d 499, 502 (9th Cir. 2000) (“The requirement of an administrative claim is jurisdictional, ” and as such “must be strictly adhered to. This is particularly so since the FTCA waives sovereign immunity.”) (internal quotation marks ad citation omitted). Plaintiff has never presented an administrative claim to USPS. (Dkt. No. 35 at 6; Dkt. No. 37 at ¶¶ 4, 6.) Because Plaintiff has failed to exhaust his administrative remedies, the Court finds that it is without jurisdiction to hear his tort claims.

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