Ryan v. United States

Michael Ryan, Rowena Madrigal, and Beverly Bowker sued the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA). They claim that Madrigal and Bowker were switched at birth in 1946 and sent home with the wrong mothers due to the negligence of the United States. The district court 2 concluded that the statute of limitations barred the plaintiffs’ claims, and dismissed the suit for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. We affirm.

I

We recount the facts as found by the district court, omitting the factual findings that are disputed on appeal. Beverly Bowker and Rowena Madrigal were born on the…