Legal Opinion
Doyle v. United States
District Court, C.D. California
Decided January 28, 1982No. Civ. A. 77-3528-RJKPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum and Order
HERBERT N. MALETZ, District Judge: 1
I. INTRODUCTION
This is an action for wrongful death, brought pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b) and 2671 et seq. 2 by the parents and surviving spouse of James Doyle. Mr. Doyle, a security guard at Ventura College, Ventura, California, was killed on March 23, 1975 by Carl Russell Carson who had been discharged by the United States Army on March 21, 1975. Briefly summarized, plaintiffs claim that Army medical personnel negligently failed to diagnose Carson as being psychotic and failed to warn Carson’s potential…
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