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Case: 26-1673 Document: 11 Page: 1 Filed: 10/30/2026 NOTE: This order is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ STANLEY EARL KEATHLEY, Plaintiff-Appellant v. UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee ______________________ 2026-1673 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Court of Federal Claims in No. 1:25-cv-00794-AOB, Judge Armando O. Bonilla. ______________________ PER CURIAM. ORDER Stanley Earl Keathley filed this suit in the United States Court of Federal Claims appearing to allege that he was the rightful owner by inheritance of “Disneyland Re- sort California,” raising a claim for “SSA Ben[e]fi[ts],” and asserting the wrongful death of his brother. Dkt. No. 1-1 at 2; Dkt. No. 10 at 4–6. The Court of Federal Claims dis- missed for lack of jurisdiction and denied Mr. Keathley’s motion for relief from judgment. He appeals. Summary affirmance is appropriate when dismissal was “so clearly correct as a matter of law that no Case: 26-1673 Document: 11 Page: 2 Filed: 10/30/2026 2 KEATHLEY v. US substantial question regarding the outcome of the appeal exists.” Joshua v. United States, 17 F.3d 378, 380 (Fed. Cir. 1994). The Tucker Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1491, grants lim- ited jurisdiction to the Court of Federal Claims over claims for money damages against the United States based on a source of substantive law that “can fairly be interpreted as mandating compensation by the Federal Government.” United States v. Navajo Nation, 556 U.S. 287, 290 (2009). Here, the Court of Federal Claims was clearly correct that it lacked jurisdiction over Mr. Keathley’s claims that are not against the federal government, United States v. Sherwood, 312 U.S. 584, 588 (1941); claims seeking social security benefits, Marcus v. United States, 909 F.2d 1470, 1471 (Fed. Cir. 1990), see 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) (providing fed- eral district courts with jurisdiction over social security benefits claims); and claims for wrongful death or other torts, Rick’s Mushroom Serv., Inc. v. United States, 521 F.3d 1338, 1343 (Fed. Cir. 2008), see 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b)(1) (providing federal district courts with jurisdiction over wrongful death suits against the United States). Nor has Mr. Keathley identified any source of substantive law— and we are aware of none—mandating compensation from the federal government for any purported failure to provide assistance in locating an inheritance. We have considered Mr. Keathley’s opening brief but find it does not raise a substantial question regarding the outcome of this appeal. We therefore summarily affirm. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED THAT: (1) The judgment of the United States Court of Federal Claims is summarily affirmed. Case: 26-1673 Document: 11 Page: 3 Filed: 10/30/2026 KEATHLEY v. US 3 (2) Each party shall bear its own costs. FOR THE COURT October 30, 2026 Date