Legal Opinion
Harold B. Hughes and Nancy J. Hughes v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 26, 1982No. 82-1479PublishedCited by 101 opinions
1Per curiam
This action was brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act to recover damages resulting from a “sting” operation dubbed “Son of Abscam” by the press. The plaintiffs’ original complaint, filed pro se, named the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation as .defendants. The amended complaint, filed after the expiration of the statute of limitations, substituted the United States and two others as defendants. Finding the second complaint untimely, the district court granted the government’s motion to dismiss. We affirm.
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The underlying controversy in this case concerns an…
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