Legal Opinion
Wilson v. United States Government
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 4, 1994No. 93-2025PublishedCited by 117 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STAHL, Circuit Judge.
More than two years after suffering an injury at sea, plaintiff-appellant Robert Wilson 1 attempted to amend Ms complaint against a private party to include the Umted States as defendant. The amended complaint sought damages under the Public Vessels Act and the Suits in Admiralty Act, both of which carry a two-year statute of limitations. The district court dismissed the claims as time-barred, declining to apply either equitable tolling, or Fed.R.Civ.P. 15(c)’s “relation back” provisions. Finding no error, we affirm.
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FACTUAL BACKGROUND AND PRIOR PROCEEDINGS
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