Case Name: Paul O. RICHTER, Daniel J. Ferguson, and Elsie Elizabeth Scofield, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1977-04-08
Citations: 551 F.2d 1177
Docket Number: No. 75-2651
Parties: Paul O. RICHTER, Daniel J. Ferguson, and Elsie Elizabeth Scofield, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.
Judges: Before KOELSCH, DUNIWAY and GOODWIN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 551
Pages: 1177–1177

Head Matter:
Paul O. RICHTER, Daniel J. Ferguson, and Elsie Elizabeth Scofield, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 75-2651.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
April 8, 1977.
Francis F. Yunker, W. A. Franklin, argued, Franklin, Bennett, Ofelt & Jolles, P. C., Portland, Or., Sidney I. Lezak, U. S. Atty., Charles H. Turner, Asst. U. S. Atty., Portland, Or., for plaintiffs-appellants.
J. Charles Kruse, Civ. Div., U. S. Dept, of Justice, Washington, D. C., Wm. B. Borgeson, Portland, Or., Craig J. Casey, argued, for defendant-appellee.
Before KOELSCH, DUNIWAY and GOODWIN, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
The district court dismissed plaintiffs' action under the Federal Torts Claim Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b) (1970), on the ground that it was barred by the two-year statute of limitations. 28 U.S.C. § 2401(b) (1970). They appeal. The facts which are alleged present a striking parallel to those found in Hammond v. United States, E.D.N.Y., 1975, 388 F.Supp. 928. We are not bound by that decision, but we are convinced that Judge Platt's careful opinion in that case is correct and we affirm on the basis of his reasoning. See also, Brown v. United States, 9 Cir., 1965, 353 F.2d 578.
Affirmed.