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COTTO v. U.S.

No. 92-2440

993 F.2d 274 (1993)

Evelyn COTTO and Edwin Torres, etc., et al., Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided May 19, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter John Porrata, Hato Rey, PR, for plaintiffs, appellants.

Fidel A. Sevillano del Rio, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Daniel F. Lopez Romo, U.S. Atty., Hato Rey, PR, was on brief, for defendant, appellee.

Before SELYA, Circuit Judge, FEINBERG, Senior Circuit Judge, and STAHL, Circuit Judge.

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

This appeal arises out of an action brought against the United States by family members and personal representatives of an injured minor under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671-2680 (1990). Long after the district court dismissed the case, plaintiffs sought to revivify it but failed. Believing, as we do, that the district court appropriately rebuffed the attempted resurrection, we affirm the judgment below...

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