Anderson v. Government of the Virgin Islands

MEMORANDUM

MOORE, District Judge.

Ramon Davila [“Davila” or “defendant”] and the United States have moved to substitute the United States for Davila as defendant under section 8 of the Employees Liability Reform and Tort Compensation Act of 1988, 28 U.S.C. § 2679. Before the Court is whether, under Virgin Islands law, Davila’s allegedly tortious acts, committed while he was Commissioner of the Virgin Islands Police Department, were “within the scope” of his employment with the United States Customs Service. Because the alleged acts (1) were of the type the United States employed Davila to…