United States Ninth Circuit

The statute of limitations in section 2401(b) of the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), 28 U.S.C. section 2401(b), is jurisdictional. Thus, equitable doctrines that otherwise could excuse a claimant's untimely filing do not apply.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/08/2008
• Decided 12/08/2008
• Published 12/08/2008

Judges

• GRABER, Circuit Judge:, Before:  SUSAN P. GRABER and JOHNNIE B. RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges, and OTIS D. WRIGHT II, District Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael B. King, Talmadge Law Group PLLC, Tukwila, WA;  and Ann R. Deutscher, Wiener & Lambka, PS, Renton, WA, for the plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Brian C. Kipnis, Assistant United States Attorney, Seattle, WA;  and Philip H. Lynch and Darwin Roberts, Assistant United States Attorneys, Tacoma, WA, for the defendant-appellee.