Calderon v. United States Department of Agriculture, Food & Nutrition Service

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• holding that the United States itself is the only party which may be sued under the Federal Tort Claims Act
• denying the plaintiff's request for leave to name the United States as a defendant after the expiration of section 2023(a)(13)’s 30-day period because the plaintiff failed to meet Rule 15(c)’s requirements for relation back
• because section 2023(a)(13)’s 30-day time period had already expired, the plaintiff could amend his complaint to name the United States as a defendant only if the “amendment would relate back to the time of his commencement of this action”

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