Case Name: Dessie Maria ANDREWS, Appellant v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-05-15
Citations: 690 F. App'x 12
Docket Number: No. 17-5002
Parties: Dessie Maria ANDREWS, Appellant v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee
Judges: BEFORE: Rogers and Griffith, Circuit Judges, and Ginsburg, Senior Circuit Judge
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 690
Pages: 12–13

Head Matter:
Dessie Maria ANDREWS, Appellant v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee
No. 17-5002
September Term, 2016
United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.
Filed On: May 15, 2017
Dessie Maria Andrews, Pro Se
R. Craig Lawrence, U.S. Attorney’s Office, (USA) Civil Division, Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellee
BEFORE: Rogers and Griffith, Circuit Judges, and Ginsburg, Senior Circuit Judge

Opinion:
JUDGMENT
Per Curiam
This appeal was considered on the record from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and on appellant's brief. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2); D.C. Cir. Rule 34(j). It is
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the district court's order filed December 7, 2016, be affirmed. The district court correctly dismissed the complaint on the basis of sovereign immunity. "It is axiomatic that the United States may not be sued without its consent and that the existence of consent is a. prerequisite for jurisdiction." United States v. Mitchell, 463 U.S. 206, 212, 103 S.Ct. 2961, 77 L.Ed.2d 580 (1983). The federal government's right to sovereign immunity-has long been established. See, e.g., United States v. McLemore, 45 U.S. 286, 288, 45 U.S. 286, 11 L.Ed. 977 (1846). The fact that the Constitution does not refer to sovereign immunity does not render it unconstitutional.
Pursuant to D.C. Circuit Rule 36, this disposition will not be published. The Clerk is directed to withhold issuance of the mandate herein until seven days after-resolution of any timely petition for rehearing or petition for rehearing en banc. See Fed. R. App. P. 41(b); D.C. Cir. Rule 41.