Staci Sconiers v. United States

GREENAWAY, JR., Circuit Judge.

Staci Sconiers asks us to reinstate her tort claim against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act ("FTCA"), 28 U.S.C. §§ 346 (b), 2671 - 80 (2012), because she presented her claim to the United States Postal Service (USPS) within two years, as required by 28 U.S.C. § 2401 (b). We decline to do so because we hold that the FTCA additionally requires claimants to file their claims within six months of an agency's written denial, which Sconiers failed to do. We will affirm the District Court. 2

I. FACTS

This case arises from a car accident that occurred on…