WYNN v. WASHINGTON (2018)

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Kimothy Maurice WYNN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. State of WASHINGTON, doing business as Gregory Greer, Defendant-Appellee.

No. 18-35089

Decided: May 22, 2018

Before: SILVERMAN, BEA, and WATFORD, Circuit Judges.

Kimothy Maurice Wynn, Pro Se

MEMORANDUM **

Kimothy Maurice Wynn appeals pro se from the district court's order dismissing his action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo. Carolina Cas. Ins. Co. v. Team Equip., Inc., 741 F.3d 1082, 1086 (9th Cir. 2014). We affirm.

The district court properly dismissed Wynn's complaint because Wynn failed to provide a basis for subject matter jurisdiction. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(h)(3) (authorizing sua sponte dismissal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction); see also Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a) (complaint must contain a “short and plain statement” of the grounds for the court's jurisdiction); Valdez v. Allstate Ins. Co., 372 F.3d 1115, 1116 (9th Cir. 2004) (federal court obligated to determine sua sponte whether it has subject matter jurisdiction).

AFFIRMED.

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