Judy Lehman, Wife Mark Lehman, Husband v. United States of America, Judy Lehman, Wife Mark Lehman, Husband v. United States

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• holding that relief not proper when party did not act diligently to protect own rights
• noting that plaintiffs were not ignorant of relevant facts in part because statutory limitations requirement was clear
• affirming dismissal of FTCA action as time-barred when plaintiff filed it “well beyond the six months” allowed in § 2401(b)
• affirming dismissal of FTCA action as time-barred when plaintiff filed it “well beyond the six months” allowed in § 2401(b)
• affirming dismissal ofFTCA claim filed more than six months after the agency mailed its notice of final denial to plaintiff
• setting forth standard of review and explaining that Rule 60(b)(6) is to be used “sparingly as an equitable remedy to prevent manifest injustice” (citation and internal quotation marks omitted)

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