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ODIN v. UNITED STATES

No. 79-2280.

656 F.2d 798 (1981)

Judith ODIN, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 16, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clifford Shoemaker, Washington, D.C., for appellant.

Alan Rubin, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., with whom Alice Daniel, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Jeffrey Axelrad, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before McGOWAN and MacKINNON, Circuit Judges, and GASCH, United States District Court Judge for the District of Columbia.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge MacKINNON.

MacKINNON, Circuit Judge:

The principal issue in this case is whether the Federal Tort Claims Act permits a claimant who fails to request her full damages in her original claim form to amend that claim after the agency purports to grant it in full. The ultimate issue posed is whether a claimant may bring suit in federal court following the agency's decision to "disregard" the amended claim.

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