Legal Opinion
Betty Lou Allen v. Veterans Administration
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 27, 1984No. 83-2160PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KENNEDY, Circuit Judge:
The issue on appeal is whether the United States had received sufficient notice of an original complaint so that by an amended complaint the United States could be added as a named party to the action after the statute of limitations expired. The plaintiff mistakenly sued a federal agency instead of the United States, the proper defendant. She served her complaint upon the agency within the period of limitations. The United States Attorney’s Office, however, did not receive actual notice of the action until several days after the statute of limitations had run and did…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Harold B. Hughes and Nancy J. Hughes v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- Texie G. Carr v. The Veterans Administration, and J. G. ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Ingram v. KumarCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- Breier v. Northern California Bowling Proprietors' Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1963
- Tony Mark v. Paul GroffCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by67 opinions
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- Donald R. Newland v. John H. Dalton, Secretary of the NavyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
- Hattie Paulk v. Department of the Air Force, Chanute Air Force BaseCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Pink v. Modoc Indian Health Project, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
- Earle A. Partington v. Joseph M. Gedan Howard T. ChangCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
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