Legal Opinion
Luke West v. Carrie Rieth
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 10, 2017No. 16-30919UnpublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM: *
Appellant Luke West appeals the district court’s substitution of the United States as defendant into the present suit in accordance with the Westfall Act provisions of the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2679(d)(1). He also claims that the district court erred by dismissing his Bivens claims and abused its discretion by denying his motion for reconsideration. We AFFIRM the district court’s judgments.
BACKGROUND
From August 2010 until March 2015, West, a former United States Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant, worked in the Marine Forces Reserves Finance Section in New…
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