Case Name: James A. DIANA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Larry G. MASSANARI, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2001-10-12
Citations: 21 F. App'x 59
Docket Number: No. 01-6001
Parties: James A. DIANA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Larry G. MASSANARI, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 21
Pages: 59–59

Head Matter:
James A. DIANA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Larry G. MASSANARI, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 01-6001.
United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
Oct. 12, 2001.
James A. Diana, Whitesboro, NY, pro se.
Leslie Ramirez Fisher, Ass’t Reg. Coun., S.S.A., N.Y., NY, for appellee.
Present NEWMAN, and KEARSE, Circuit Judges, and CARMAN, Chief Judge.
Honorable Gregory W. Carman, Chief Judge of the United States Court of International Trade, sitting by designation.

Opinion:
SUMMARY ORDER
This cause came on to be heard on the record from the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York, and was submitted by plaintiff pro se and by counsel for defendant.
ON CONSIDERATION WHEREOF, it is now hereby ordered, adjudged, and decreed that the judgment of said District Court be and it hereby is affirmed substantially for the reasons stated in Judge Hurd's Decision and Order dated October 30, 2000, adopting the Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Homer dated September 1, 2000. The United States has not consented to be sued on a claim such as that asserted by plaintiff. Accordingly, the district court properly dismissed the action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
We have considered all of plaintiff's arguments in support of subject matter jurisdiction and have found them to be without merit. The judgment of the district court is affirmed.