Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 2401(b) 28 U.S.C. § 2671 28 U.S.C. § 2674 28 U.S.C. § 2675 28 U.S.C. § 2675(a) Code of Federal Regulations 28 C.F.R. § 14.2(a) Supreme Court 403 U.S. 388 Circuit Courts 515 F.2d 246 661 F.2d 1206, 1209 697 F.2d 1362, 1367 700 F.2d 836, 842 721 F.2d 503 786 F.2d 1565, 1567 896 F.2d 1324, 1325 932 F.2d 915, 917-918 953 F.2d 1232, 1234 980 F.2d 20, 22 1 F.3d 246, 249 22 F.3d 1064, 1065-1066 64 F.3d 630, 636 151 F.3d 1338, 1340 212 F.3d 1338 223 F.3d 275, 278 244 F.3d 814, 816 289 F.3d 715, 722 309 F.3d 722, 734 311 F.3d 1066, 1072 333 F.3d 1234, 1242-1243 334 F.3d 991 374 F.3d 1081, 1084 410 F.3d 1337, 1349 164 F. Supp. 2d 1364