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HUGHES v. UNITED STATES

No. 82-1479.

701 F.2d 56 (1982)

Harold B. HUGHES and Nancy J. Hughes, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 26, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald B. Gallagher, Conklin & Adler, Ltd., Oak Brook, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Gail C. Ginsberg, Asst. U.S. Atty., Chicago, Ill., Dan K. Webb, U.S. Atty., for defendant-appellee.

Before BAUER and POSNER, Circuit Judges, and WISDOM, Senior Circuit Judge.

PER CURIAM.

This action was brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act to recover damages resulting from a "sting" operation dubbed "Son of Abscam" by the press. The plaintiffs' original complaint, filed pro se, named the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation as defendants. The amended complaint, filed after the expiration of the statute of limitations, substituted the United States and two others...

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