
    Maria METKO, Plaintiff—Appellant, v. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION; et al., Defendants—Appellees.
    No. 08-17285.
    United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
    Submitted Jan. 11, 2010.
    
    Filed Jan. 22, 2010.
    Maria Metko, Carson City, NV, pro se.
    Gregory William Addington, Esquire, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Reno, NV, for Defendants-Appellees.
    
      Before: BEEZER, TROTT, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges.
    
      
       The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).
    
   MEMORANDUM

Maria Metko appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment dismissing her action for failure to exhaust administrative remedies under the Social Security Act (“SSA”). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo, Kildare v. Saenz, 325 F.3d 1078, 1082 (9th Cir.2003), and we affirm.

The district court properly concluded that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction because Metko failed to exhaust her administrative remedies before filing this action. See id. at 1082-86 (affirming dismissal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction where plaintiffs failed to exhaust administrative remedies under the SSA). We construe the dismissal as without prejudice. See O’Guinn v. Lovelock Corr. Ctr., 502 F.3d 1056, 1063 (9th Cir.2007) (concluding that dismissal without prejudice is proper where plaintiff failed to exhaust administrative remedies).

Metko’s remaining contentions are unavailing.

AFFIRMED. 
      
       This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
     