Janice Morvant v. United States
Janice Morvant v. United States
Opinion
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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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.
Case: 17-30147 Document: 00514076175 Page: 2 Date Filed: 07/17/2017
No. 17-30147 argument that the “sum certain” was not known within two years does not satisfy the legal requirement.
AFFIRMED.
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