Legal Opinion
Arvil M. Ashley v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 7, 1969No. 22839_1PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ELY, Circuit Judge:
Ashley was the plaintiff below, having instituted a suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671-2680. The basis of his claim was an alleged act of medical malpractice claimed to have been committed by a government physician on September 6, 1963. The suit was filed nearly four years later, on July 18, 1967, and the District Court granted the Government’s motion for summary judgment. We affirm.
The District Court grounded its ruling upon that portion of 28 U.S.C. § 2401(b) which provided, at the time of the alleged malpractice, “A tort claim against the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Victor M. Hungerford, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
- Keith Yazzie Mann v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
- John M. Kossick v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
- Betty Jean Brown, a Minor, by Owen Walter Brown, Her Guardian Ad Litem, and Owen Walter Brown v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1965
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3Cited by59 opinions
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- Jules J. Exnicious v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1977
- Tyminski v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
- Leslie E. Portis, an Infant, Who Sues by Her Father and Next Friend, James R. Portis v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1973
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