Janice Morvant, et al v. USA

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UNPUBLISHED OPINION FILED. [17-30147 Affirmed ] Judge: TMR , Judge: PRO , Judge: JWE Mandate pull date is 09/07/2017 [17-30147]

Case: 17-30147

Document: 00514076175

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Date Filed: 07/17/2017

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 17-30147
Summary Calendar
JANICE MORVANT; MARCUS P. MORVANT,

United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit

FILED
July 17, 2017
Lyle W. Cayce
Clerk

Plaintiffs - Appellants
v.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Defendant - Appellee

Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Louisiana
USDC No. 6:16-CV-215
Before REAVLEY, OWEN, and ELROD, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
The judgment of the district court is affirmed for the reasons given in the
magistrate judge’s report. The Plaintiff failed to file a claim within two years
given notice of an incident and a claim for money damages in a sum certain.
This requirement has been repeated by this court several times. Despite
Plaintiff’s contention here, the regulation repeats the same requirement. The

Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH
CIR. R. 47.5.4.
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argument that the “sum certain” was not known within two years does not
satisfy the legal requirement.
AFFIRMED.

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