Legal Opinion
Mary Hunt v. Department of the Air Force, a Division of the USA
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 23, 1994No. 93-2876PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAY, Senior Circuit Judge:
In her original complaint under the Federal Torts Claim Act (“FTCA”), Plaintiff, Mary Hunt, incorrectly named the Department of Air Force, rather than the United States as defendant. Plaintiff also failed to effect service of process upon the United States within the applicable time period pursuant to Fed. R.Civ.P. 4(d)(4). Plaintiffs failure to name the United States, as the proper party defendant under the FTCA, was not lethal to her claim. However, Plaintiffs failure to effect service of process on the United States within 120 days of filing her complaint…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Joseph T. Prisco v. Anthony M. Frank, Postmaster General U.S. Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
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