Norma Frasca v. United States

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• holding that dismissal under Rule 4(j) is mandatory unless good cause is shown and that “dismissal is proper even if it occurs after the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations period, and its effect is to bar the plaintiffs claim”
• holding that the filing of a complaint in action under Tort Claims Act tolled the statute of limitations on the underlying claim only for the 120-day period within which plaintiff was required to serve a defendant and not beyond
• noting that “the statute of limitations for the underlying claim is tolled during th[e] [90-day] period”
• discussing Advisory Committee Notes to the 1993 Amendment at 56

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