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HART v. U.S.

No. 86-6204.

817 F.2d 78 (1987)

Ira L. HART, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided May 13, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph W. Howington, Claremont, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

Roger E. West, Asst. U.S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellee.

Before KOELSCH, POOLE and FERGUSON, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Ira L. Hart appeals the district court's dismissal of his action under the Federal Tort Claims Act. The district court dismissed Hart's action for failure properly to serve the United States within the 120 days of filing his complaint prescribed by Fed.R.Civ.P. 4(j). The district court did not abuse its discretion in finding that Hart did not have good cause for the failure to serve, and we affirm.

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