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LAMBERT v. U.S.

No. 94-30085.

44 F.3d 296 (1995)

Ronald LAMBERT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied March 24, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert C. Stern, Perrin C. Butler, Butler & Stern, Metairie, LA, for appellant.

Margaret M. Groome, Asst. U.S. Atty., Robert Boitmann, U.S. Atty., New Orleans, LA, for appellee.

Before DAVIS, BARKSDALE and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

Ronald Lambert appeals the dismissal of his Federal Tort Claims Act ("FTCA") suit. The district court dismissed Lambert's suit as untimely under the FTCA's six-month statute of limitations. 28 U.S.C. § 2401(b). The central issue presented on appeal is whether Lambert can rely on the doctrine of equitable tolling to preserve his FTCA claim. We conclude that Lambert cannot rely on equitable tolling and affirm the district court's...

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