· 3/31/1998
McGuire v. Turnbo
Citations
- 137 F.3d 321
- 40 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 551
- 1998 U.S. App. LEXIS 6447
- 1998 WL 113490
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding “a complaint will relate back under Rule 15(c) when the district court has enlarged Rule 4(m)’s notice period”
- noting that the Rule 4(m) period referenced in Rule 15(c)(1)(C) includes “any extension the court may grant” for service
- instructing that “to sue successfully under the FTCA, a plaintiff must name the United States as the sole defendant”
- allowing amended complaint substituting the United States for federal employees to relate back where the United States received timely notice
- service timely where plaintiff served defendant within court’s extended deadline, nearly two years after filing suit
- “To sue successfully under the FTCA, a plaintiff must name the United States as the sole defendant.”
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Judges: Garza, Duhé, Stewart
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