Legal Opinion
Evelyn Mae Kokotis v. United States Postal Service
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 10, 2000No. 99-2237PublishedCited by 133 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Chief Judge WILKINSON wrote the opinion, in which Judge NIEMEYER and Judge MICHAEL joined.
OPINION
WILKINSON, Chief Judge:
Evelyn Mae Kokotis alleges injury due to the negligence of a United States Postal Service employee. Kokotis filed an administrative claim with the Postal Service within months of the accident, but failed to demand a sum certain until four months after the two-year statute of limitations had expired. The district court granted the Postal Service’s motion to dismiss, holding that Kokotis’ failure to provide a timely demand for a sum certain…
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