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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 I. INTRODUCTION This matter comes before the Court on Defendant's Motion to Dismiss. Dkt. # 14. v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant. STONE DONG FAN, Plaintiff, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE CASE NO. C11-0718-RSM ORDER

18 Having carefully reviewed the motion, Plaintiff's response, (Dkt. # 23), Defendant's reply,(Dkt. 19 # 24), and Plaintiff's "Motion for Reply" and "Motion for Reply Again," (Dkt. ## 25,26), along 20 with balance of the record, the Court GRANTS Defendant's Motion to Dismiss. 21 22 23 24 II. FACTUAL BACKGROUND This case arises out of the arrest and conviction of pro se Plaintiff Stone Dong Fan ("Plaintiff") in his native country of China in or around 1983, at a time when he was a resident

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1 and citizen of that country. Plaintiff claims that he visited the U.S. consulate in Shanghai at 2 some point in 1982 in order to discuss the possibility of studying in the United States and to relay 3 information to U.S. officials regarding Chinese suppression of political dissidents. The U.S. 4 consul at the time

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