Case Name: Maximus T. ENGLERIUS, also known as, The American Tradition Party, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT, Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2010-04-19
Citations: 376 F. App'x 765
Docket Number: No. 09-35658
Parties: Maximus T. ENGLERIUS, also known as, The American Tradition Party, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT, Defendant-Appellee.
Judges: Before: RYMER, McKEOWN, and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 376
Pages: 765–766

Head Matter:
Maximus T. ENGLERIUS, also known as, The American Tradition Party, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 09-35658.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted April 5, 2010.
Filed April 19, 2010.
Maximus T. Englerius, Seattle, WA, pro se.
Erin Rebecca Chlopak, Federal Election Commission, Kevin Deeley, Esquire, Federal Election Commission, Thomasenia P. Duncan, Esquire, David Brett Kolker, Associate General Counsel, Benjamin A. Streeter, III, Esquire, Federal Election Commission, Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellee.
Before: RYMER, McKEOWN, and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Maximus T. Englerius appeals pro se from the district court's judgment dismissing his action alleging that the Federal Election Commission ("FEC") permitted the major political parties to manipulate the presidential debates to exclude third-party candidates. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo the district court's order dismissing for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Amerco v. NLRB, 458 F.3d 883, 886 (9th Cir.2006). We affirm.
The district court properly determined that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction to consider Englerius's action because he did not file his complaint in the proper forum or within 60 days of the FEC's dismissal of his administrative complaint. See 2 U.S.C. § 437g(a)(8) (explaining the exhaustion procedure before a private party can bring a federal action to enforce the Federal Election Campaign Act).
Englerius's remaining contentions are unpersuasive.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9 th Cir. R. 36-3.