Case Name: William BATH, Merrilee Bath, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2015-04-13
Citations: 599 F. App'x 219
Docket Number: No. 14-51247
Parties: William BATH, Merrilee Bath, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.
Judges: Before SMITH, WIENER, and ELROD, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 599
Pages: 219–219

Head Matter:
William BATH, Merrilee Bath, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 14-51247
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
April 13, 2015.
William C. Herren, Herren Law Office, Houston, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.
Sean Bryan O’Connell, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.
Before SMITH, WIENER, and ELROD, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
William and Merrill Bath sued under the Federal Tort Claims Act, alleging negligent medical care at a veterans' hospital. The district court granted the government's motion to dismiss for want of jurisdiction under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) "because the plaintiffs failed to present their administrative claims within two years of accrual as required by the FTCA." The district court explained its ruling in a brief but sufficiently thorough and convincing Memorandum Opinion filed September 23, 2014. The court correctly reasoned, based on undisputed facts, that Mr. Bath knew of the injury well before filing his administrative claim.
The judgment of dismissal is AFFIRMED, essentially for the reasons advanced by the district court.
Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.