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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INS. CORP. v. HINKSON

No. 87-3605.

848 F.2d 432 (1988)

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, Assignee of Farmers Bank of the State of Delaware v. Richard Ford HINKSON and William H. Uffelman. Appeal of FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORP.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided June 6, 1988.

As Amended June 10, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ira H. Parker (argued), John L. Douglas, Ann S. DuRoss, Mark I. Rosen, Washington, D.C., for appellant Federal Deposit Ins. Corp.

Richard R. Wier, Jr. (argued), Wilmington, Del., for appellee Richard Ford Hinkson.

William H. Uffelman, pro se.

Before WEIS, GREENBERG and ALDISERT, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

WEIS, Circuit Judge.*

In this case, a federal agency — assignee of a note — filed suit after the federal statute of limitations had lapsed but within the time allowed by state law. The district court entered summary judgment against the agency. We hold that in pursuing a viable claim, a federal agency is bound by the terms of the federal statute of limitations, which may not be lengthened or...

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