Legal Opinion
City of Whittier (Subrogee of Charles Hoover) v. United States Department of Justice (Drug Enforcement Administration), Les Kinney
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 13, 1979No. 18-10076PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TRASK, Circuit Judge:
On May 9, 1973, Police Lieutenant Charles Hoover, an employee of the City of Whittier, California (City), was working in cooperation with and at the request of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs in attempting to apprehend suspects involved in narcotics trafficking. Specifically, Lt. Hoover was working with Federal Drug Abuse Law Enforcement Officers (DALE), a federally-funded narcotics enforcement program.
During the course of this activity, Lt. Hoover sustained serious injuries from a gunshot wound to his arm and his chest inflicted by Special Agent Les…
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