Flores v. United States

This appeal calls on us principally to decide whether claims brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act ("FTCA"), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671 - 2680, were timely filed in federal district court. We conclude that the district court committed no error in finding that the claims were filed outside of the statute's two-year statute of limitations and were not saved by the continuing violation doctrine or equitable tolling. We accordingly AFFIRM the judgment below.

Plaintiff-Appellant Eduardo Flores, a native of Ecuador, legally entered the United States in 1978 but overstayed his visa. He…