Miriam L. Vickers v. United States of America United States Department of Justice Immigration Andnaturalization Service

BERZON, Circuit Judge:

After a domestic argument, Akanni Ken-dalla, a detention enforcement officer with the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), shot and seriously injured Miriam Vickers, another INS employee and his former wife, with his Service-issued revolver. Ms. Vickers filed this action under the Federal Tort Claims Act, (FTCA), 28 U.S.C. § 2671 et seq., claiming that the United States should be held liable for her injuries. She contends that the INS was negligent in supervising and retaining Mr. Kendalla as a detention officer entitled to carry a Service-issued firearm, and in…