Legal Opinion
Connie JAMISON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jerry WILEY, Defendant-Appellant, United States of America, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 13, 1994No. 92-1628PublishedCited by 129 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge:
Jerry Wiley, a federal employee, appeals the district court’s refusal to substitute the United States for him as defendant in a removed state tort action brought against him by one of his subordinates, as well as its subsequent decision to remand the action to state court, 794 F.Supp. 587. We hold that the district court properly refused to substitute the United States as defendant, but that it erred in relinquishing jurisdiction and remanding the ease to state court. We there fore reverse the order of remand and direct the district court to exercise…
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