James E. Reed v. U.S. Postal Service

James E. Reed, proceeding pro se, 1 appeals the dismissal of his claims for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and failure to state a claim pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) and (6). Reed argues that the district court erred in dismissing his negligent hiring claim brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”) for lack of subject matter jurisdiction because the government waived sovereign immunity for claims against law enforcement officers arising from abuse of process, and, therefore, the court had subject matter jurisdiction over the claim. He also argued that the…