United States Ninth Circuit

In a Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) action for medical malpractice, the dismissal of the complaint is affirmed where the FTCA statute of limitations is jurisdictional and, consequently, equitable doctrines that otherwise could excuse a claimant's untimely filing do not apply.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/08/2008
• Decided 06/01/2009
• Published 06/01/2009

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.