Raul Saldano v. U.S. Postal Service

968 F.2d 1221 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Raul SALDANO, et al, Petitioner-Appellant, v. U.S. POSTAL SERVICE, et al, Respondent-Appellee. No. 90-56156. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted July 7, 1992. * Decided July 9, 1992. 1 Before SNEED and D.W. NELSON, Circuit Judges, and WANGER, District Judge ** 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 Appellants, Raul Saldano, George Nguyen, and Brad Tepos, appeal the dismissal of their Federal Tort Claims Act ("FTCA") suit against the United States and the district court's refusal to grant their motion for reconsideration. The appellants argue that the district court erred by dismissing their action with prejudice because they had served notice upon the federal driver within the jurisdictional time period required by FTCA. We affirm. 4 This case arises from a car accident involving appellants and U.S. Postal Service employee Homer Thigpen. On March 18, 1988, the appellants filed a state court claim naming the…