Legal Opinion
John Michael Borneman v. United States of America, John Michael Borneman v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 30, 2000No. 99-1173, 99-1479, 99-1982PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed in part, vacated in part, and remanded by published opinion. Judge NIEMEYER wrote the opinion, in which Judge WILLIAMS and Judge DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ joined.
OPINION
NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal, we address whether John Borneman, a United States postal employee, may maintain a state common-law action against Richard McCauley, a fellow postal employee, for an assault and battery that allegedly occurred during work. Proceeding under the Westfall Act, the United States represented McCauley and removed this action to federal court, certifying that McCauley had acted within the…
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