Legal Opinion
Ira L. Hart v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 13, 1987No. 86-6204PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Per curiam
Ira L. Hart appeals the district court’s dismissal of his action under the Federal Tort Claims Act. The district court dismissed Hart’s action for failure properly to serve the United States within the 120 days of filing his complaint prescribed by Fed.R.Civ.P. 4(5). The district court did not abuse its discretion in finding that Hart did not have good cause for the failure to serve, and we affirm.
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Ira L. Hart slipped and fell while he was a patient at the Veterans’ Administration Hospital in Loma Linda, California. He filed an administrative claim with the Veteran’s Administration District…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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3Cited by85 opinions
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- Eric David Boudette v. John Barnette, Police Officer James Vaughn, Police OfficerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
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