Dan Smith v. The United States of America

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO DAN SMITH, Plaintiff, v. No. 1:25-cv-01183-KG-SCY THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER This matter is before the Court on the Government’s Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction, Doc. 7, Pro Se Plaintiff Dan Smith’s response,1 Doc. 18, and the Government’s reply, Doc. 16. For the reasons below, the Court grants the Government’s motion and dismisses Plaintiff’s complaint without prejudice. I. Background Plaintiff filed this tort action in New Mexico State Court. See Doc. 1-1. Plaintiff…