Case Name: Sandra Lee DEMORUELLE; Joseph Louis Demoruelle, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Wayne L. PFEFFER; et al., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2016-12-22
Citations: 671 F. App'x 1002
Docket Number: No. 15-17093
Parties: Sandra Lee DEMORUELLE; Joseph Louis Demoruelle, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Wayne L. PFEFFER; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before: WALLACE, LEAYY, and FISHER, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 671
Pages: 1002–1003

Head Matter:
Sandra Lee DEMORUELLE; Joseph Louis Demoruelle, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Wayne L. PFEFFER; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 15-17093
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted December 14, 2016
Filed December 22, 2016
Sandra Lee Demoruelle, Pro Se Joseph Louis Demoruelle, Pro Se
Thomas A. Helper, Assistant U.S. Attorney, DOJ—-Office of the US Attorney, Honolulu, HI, Caroline D. Lopez, Charles W. Scarborough, Esquire, DOJ—U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Defendants-Appellees
Before: WALLACE, LEAYY, and FISHER, 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
Sandra Lee Demoruelle and Joseph Louis Demoruelle appeal pro se from the district court's judgment dismissing their action under Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388, 91 S.Ct. 1999, 29 L.Ed.2d 619 (1971), alleging constitutional claims concerning veterans' benefits. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo the existence of subject matter jurisdiction. Naffe v. Frey, 789 F.3d 1030, 1035 (9th Cir. 2015). We affirm in part, vacate in part, and remand.
The district court properly dismissed the Demoruelles' action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction because the Demoruuelles' claims would have required the district court to review a question of fact or law relating to or affecting veterans' benefits decisions. See 38 U.S.C. § 511(a); Veterans for Common Sense v. Shinseki, 678 F.3d 1013, 1022-25 (9th Cir. 2012) (Veterans' Judicial Review Act precludes district court jurisdiction over claims relating to or affecting veterans' benefits decisions, "even if the veteran dresses his claim as a constitutional challenge[ ]"); see also Re-cinto v. U.S. Dep't of Veterans Affairs, 706 F.3d 1171, 1175-76 (9th Cir. 2013) (the Veterans' Judicial Review Act bars review of a plaintiffs due process claim because, even viewing it as a systemic challenge, it would necessarily require consideration of individual cases). However, we vacate the judgment to the extent that it dismissed the Demoruelles' claims with prejudice, and remand for entry of dismissal without prejudice. See Kelly v. Fleetwood Enters., Inc., 377 F.3d 1034, 1Q36 (9th Cir. 2004) (dismissals for lack of subject matter jurisdiction should be without prejudice).
The parties shall bear their own costs on appeal.
AFFIRMED in part, VACATED in part, and REMANDED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.