Lisa Panhorst Joanne Jones John M. Jones v. United States

Dismissed by published opinion. Judge LUTTIG wrote the opinion, in which Judge NIEMEYER and Judge TRAXLER joined.

OPINION

LUTTIG, Circuit Judge:

The appellants, Lisa Jones Panhorst and her parents, appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgment to the United States in an action brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act. We hold that appellants’ notice of appeal was untimely and that the limited “unique circumstances” exception to the jurisdictional requirement of a timely notice of appeal does not apply. Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal for lack of jurisdiction.

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Lisa Jones Panhorst is…