Opinion
No. 13-35719
07-30-2015
CHANDRAMA MISHRA, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. SAMUEL S. STARTTON VA MEDICAL CENTER; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Defendants - Appellees.
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
D.C. No. 2:13-cv-00561-MJP MEMORANDUM Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
Marsha J. Pechman, Chief Judge, Presiding
Before: CANBY, BEA, and MURGUIA, Circuit Judges.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
Chandrama Mishra appeals pro se from the district court's judgment dismissing for lack of subject matter jurisdiction his action alleging a claim related to his appointment and pay for a position with the Department of Veterans Affairs. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo. Mangano v. United States, 529 F.3d 1243, 1245 n.2 (9th Cir. 2008). We affirm.
The district court properly dismissed Mishra's action because it is precluded by the Civil Service Reform Act ("CSRA"). See id. at 1247-48 (CSRA limits federal employees challenging "prohibited personnel practices," defined as any "personnel action" taken for an improper motive, to an administrative remedial system (citing 5 U.S.C. § 2302)); Saul v. United States, 928 F.2d 829, 834 (9th Cir. 1991) (broadly construing the definition of "personnel action").
The district court properly denied Mishra's motion for default judgment because defendants filed a timely response to his complaint. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(a)(2), (3), and (4); Eitel v. McCool, 782 F.2d 1470, 1471-72 (9th Cir. 1986) (setting forth standard of review).
AFFIRMED.