Hall v. Air Force

Not For Publication in West's Federal Reporter Citation Limited Pursuant to 1st Cir. Loc. R. 32.3 United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit No. 02-2090 LOIS R. HALL, ET AL., Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, ET AL., Defendants, Appellees. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS [Hon. George A. O'Toole, Jr., U.S. District Judge] Before Boudin, Chief Judge, Lynch and Howard, Circuit Judges. Lois R. Hall on brief pro se. Gina Y. Walcott-Torres, Assistant United States Attorney, and Michael J. Sullivan, United States Attorney, on brief for appellees. August 18, 2003 Per Curiam. After a thorough review of the record and of the parties' submissions, we allow the appellees' motion for summary disposition. We affirm the lower court's dismissal on the ground that plaintiffs/appellants failed to satisfy the jurisdictional requirement that they first submit their claim to the appropriate agency in writing. See 28 U.S.C. § 2401(b); Gonzalez v. United States, 284 F.3d 281, 288 (1st Cir. 2002) ("Pursuant to the FTCA, a tort claim against the United States is 'forever barred' unless it is presented in writing to the appropriate federal agency within two years after the claim accrues.") (quoting 28 U.S.C. § 2401(b)). Affirmed. See 1st Cir. Loc. R. 27(c). -2-