KANAR v. U.S.

No. 96-3621.

118 F.3d 527 (1997)

Melvin KANAR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 30, 1997.

Rehearing Denied July 23, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marcellus Long, Jr. (submitted), Hatchett, Dewalt & Hatchett, Pontiac, MI, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Gerald A. Coraz, Office of the United States Attorney, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and EASTERBROOK and MANION, Circuit Judges.


EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

No one may file suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act without first making an administrative claim. 28 U.S.C. § 2675(a); McNeil v. United States, 508 U.S. 106, 113 S.Ct. 1980, 124 L.Ed.2d 21 (1993). "A tort claim against the United States shall be forever barred unless it is presented to the appropriate Federal agency within two years after such claim accrues". 28 U.S.C. § 2401(b). But what...

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