Legal Opinion
McNeil v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 17, 1993No. 92-6033PublishedCited by 4,399 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stevens
The Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) provides that an “action shall not be instituted upon a claim against the United States for money damages” unless the claimant has first exhausted his administrative remedies. The question presented is whether such an action may be maintained when the claimant failed to exhaust his administrative remedies prior to filing suit, but did so before substantial progress was made in the litigation.
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On March 6, 1989, petitioner, proceeding without counsel, lodged a complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, alleging that…
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