Legal Opinion

Harris v. United States

District Court, D. Puerto Rico

Decided August 24, 1992No. Civ. 91-1929 (RLA)PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

ACOSTA, District Judge.

Before the Court is the defendant’s motion to dismiss pursuant to one of the exceptions to the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2680(h), which bars suits against the United States based on assault and battery committed by a Government employee, and the plaintiffs’ opposition thereto.

Although defendant’s petition is entitled Motion to Dismiss, it amply relies on extraneous information regarding the teacher’s conduct which only appears in its Initial Scheduling Conference Memorandum filed on December 31, 1991 (docket No. 8). However, we may…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. United States v. SherwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
  2. United States v. MunizSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Sheridan v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  4. Honda v. ClarkSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  5. Arnold Panella v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1954

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Mulloy v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1995
  2. Sterling Drew, a Minor Under the Age of Thirteen Years, by Guardian Ad Litem Martha Drew Martha Drew Jebediah Drew v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2000
  3. Ryan v. United StatesDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2001
  4. LaFrancis v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1999
  5. Pottle v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1996

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