Legal Opinion
Calvin Hawkins and Donna L. Hawkins v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided November 17, 2006No. 06-5013PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MICHEL, Chief Judge.
The claim at issue in this case was brought under the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Act (“PSOBA” or “Act”) of 1976, Pub.L. No. 94-430 (codified as amended at 42 U.S.C. §§ 3796-96c (1982 & Supp. II 1984)). The United States appeals an August 31, 2005 order of the United States Court of Federal Claims holding that Mrs. Nancy Hawkins, a member of the Washoe County (NV) Volunteer Mounted Posse, was a “public safety officer” who died as a direct and proximate result of a personal injury sustained in the “line of duty,” and therefore met the Act’s requirements for an award of…
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