Case: 17-30147 Document: 00514076175 Page: 1 Date Filed: 07/17/2017
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
United States Court of Appeals
No. 17-30147
Fifth Circuit
FILED
Summary Calendar July 17, 2017
Lyle W. Cayce
JANICE MORVANT; MARCUS P. MORVANT, 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH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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