Downey v. United States

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

ROGERS, District Judge.

These cases are now before the court upon long-pending motions for summary judgment. The motions raise an issue which this court has addressed previously. Also pending before the court is a motion to certify scope of employment. To introduce the facts and contentions in this matter, the court shall begin by reiterating what was stated in the court’s prior order.

These two cases are tort actions against the United States and a doctor, Dr. Tom Patterson, who has worked at the Col-mery-O’Neil Veterans Administration Medical Center. The allegations in…