Evelyn Mae Kokotis v. United States Postal Service

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• holding that a district court lacks jurisdiction over an FTCA suit if the “administrative claim [did] not indicate a specific amount of money.”
• holding that a district court lacks jurisdiction over an FTCA suit if the “administrative claim [did] not indicate a specific amount of money.”
• noting that the FTCA provides different settlement authority to federal agencies based on the amount of the claim
• “Requesting a sum certain is a necessary element of any FTCA administrative claim.”
• affirming dismissal for lack of jurisdiction where plaintiff failed to complete the Standard Form 95 with a request for a sum certain as required by the FTCA’s implementing regulations
• “Requesting a sum certain is a necessary element of any FTCA administrative claim. Failure to request a sum certain within the statute of limitations deprives a district court of jurisdiction over any subsequently filed FTCA suit.”

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