Alexander John Garcia v. United States of America; Army Department of Defense

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 25-1713
ALEXANDER JOHN GARCIA,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; ARMY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, at
Charlotte. Kenneth D. Bell, District Judge. (3:24-cv-00681-KDB-SCR)
Submitted: December 18, 2025 Decided: December 22, 2025
Before NIEMEYER and BERNER, Circuit Judges, and TRAXLER, Senior Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Alexander John Garcia, Appellant Pro Se. Gill Paul Beck, Sr., Assistant United States
Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Asheville, North Carolina,
for Appellees.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Alexander John Garcia appeals the district court’s order granting Defendants’
motion to dismiss Garcia’s complaint filed pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA)
and 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b)(1). We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error.
See, e.g., Yolken v. United States, 590 F.2d 1303 (4th Cir. 1979) (noting that the Feres*
doctrine bars “negligent induction” claims stemming from the suicide of a mental ill service
member). Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s order. We dispense with oral
argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials
before this court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED
* Feres v. United States, 340 U.S. 135, 146 (1950) (holding government immune to
FTCA claims arising from activities “incident to service” of military personnel).

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