Leann M. Dykes v. National Institutes of Health

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 24-1446
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Leann M. Dykes
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant
v.
National Institutes of Health; National Institute of Allergy and Infectious
Diseases; United States
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants - Appellees
Ecohealth Alliance
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Western District of Missouri
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Submitted: April 15, 2025
Filed: April 18, 2025
[Unpublished]
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Before BENTON, SHEPHERD, and GRASZ, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.

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Leann Dykes appeals after the district court1 dismissed her action under the
Federal Tort Claims Act for lack of jurisdiction. After careful review of the record
and the parties’ arguments on appeal, we conclude the district court properly
determined it lacked jurisdiction to review Dykes’s claim. See Blais v. United States,
37 F.4th 502, 503 (8th Cir. 2022) (reviewing de novo grant of motion to dismiss for
lack of subject matter jurisdiction).
Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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1The Honorable Brian C. Wimes, United States District Judge for the Western
District of Missouri.
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