Statute of Limitations and Settlement of Equal Credit Opportunity Act Discrimination Claims Against the Department of Agriculture

Statute of Limitations and Settlement of Equal Credit Opportunity Act Discrimination Claims Against the Department of Agriculture T he A ttorney G eneral may not w aive the statute o f lim itations in the litigation or com prom ise of pending claim s against the U nited States. A bsent a specific provision to the contrary, a statute o f lim itations on civil actions also should apply to adm inistrative settlem ents o f claim s arising under that statute pursuant to 31 U.S.C. §3702. 31 U S.C. § 3 7 0 2 does not authorize the D epartm ent o f A griculture to pay com pensatory dam ages in an adm…