Legal Opinion
Ismael Cavazos, by and Through His Guardian and Mother Carlota Cavazos v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 19, 1985No. 85-2046PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
This appeal asks the question: Are Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) instructors “employees” of the government within the meaning of the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b) and 2671-80? Answering in the negative, the district court dismissed the complaint of Ismael Cavazos. Agreeing, we affirm.
BACKGROUND
In October 1981, Cavazos, then 18 years of age, was a student at Hanna High School in Brownsville, Texas, a part of the Brownsville Independent School District (BISD). Cavazos participated in Hanna High’s JROTC activities and was an alternate…
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