Legal Opinion
Alan E. Davis v. United States of America, Lt. Col. R. E. Stoffey
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 8, 1982No. 79-3634, 79-3494PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUG, Circuit Judge:
Alan E. Davis brought this action under the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671-2680, against the United States and Lt. Col. R. E. Stoffey, Davis’s commanding officer in the Marine Corps. Davis sought damages for alleged intentional misuse of General Court-Martial proceedings. The district court dismissed, holding that the action was barred by the doctrine developed in Feres v. United States, 340 U.S. 135, 71 S.Ct. 153, 95 L.Ed. 152 (1950). Because Feres applies to Davis’s intentional tort claim against the Government, and because the district court…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Davis v. PassmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Feres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
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