Legal Opinion
Escalera-Salgado v. United States
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 19, 2018No. 17-1838PPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAYATTA, Circuit Judge.
Santos Escalera-Salgado, his wife, and their two minor children sued the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346 (b), 2671 - 2680, seeking to recover damages for injuries suffered when a Department of Homeland Security agent shot Escalera during the execution of a search warrant at Escalera's residence. The district court entered judgment for the United States after a bench trial. For the following reasons, we affirm.
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