· 4/12/1982
Mary E. Tucker v. United States Postal Service
Citations
- 676 F.2d 954
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- stating that “[t]his requisite minimal notice . . . promptly informs the relevant agency of the circumstances of the accident so that it may investigate the claim and respond either by settlement or by defense”
- distinguishing statutory presentment requirement from regulations identifying evidence that agency may require when considering settlement
- finding failure to exhaust on assault and battery claims because Plaintiffs administrative notice to the Agency failed to mention them
- in tort claim against Postal Service, defining exhaustion requirement with reference to Postal Service regulations
- in tort claim against Postal Service, defining exhaustion requirement with reference to Postal Service regulations
- “The question whether a plaintiff has presented the requisite section 2675 notice is determined without reference to whether that plaintiff has complied with all settlement related requests for information.”
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Judges: Gibbons, Sloviter, Becker
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