Case Name: Ronald J. FOUNTAIN, Appellant v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-01-25
Citations: 170 F. App'x 140
Docket Number: No. 05-5219
Parties: Ronald J. FOUNTAIN, Appellant v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.
Judges: Before GINSBURG, Chief Judge, and SENTELLE and HENDERSON, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 170
Pages: 140–141

Head Matter:
Ronald J. FOUNTAIN, Appellant v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.
No. 05-5219.
United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.
Jan. 25, 2006.
Rehearing En Banc Denied April 25, 2006.
Ronald J. Fountain, Philadelphia, PA, pro se.
R. Craig Lawrence, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Washington, DC, for Appellee.
Before GINSBURG, Chief Judge, and SENTELLE and HENDERSON, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
JUDGMENT
PER CURIAM.
This appeal was considered on the record from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and on the brief filed by the appellant. It is
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the district court's order filed April 20, 2005, be affirmed. Appellant's claims for money damages against the United States based on alleged violations of constitutional rights are barred by sovereign immunity. See FDIC v. Meyer, 510 U.S. 471, 475-78, 114 S.Ct. 996, 127 L.Ed.2d 308 (1994). Accordingly, the district court properly dismissed the complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
Pursuant to D.C. Circuit Rule 36, this disposition will not be published.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.