Legal Opinion
Meridian International Logistics, Inc. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 19, 1991No. 90-55281PublishedCited by 93 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIGGINS, Circuit Judge:
Meridian International Logistics, Inc. (“Meridian”), appeals from the district court’s order dismissing its complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Meridian originally brought this libel and slander action against Thomas Gates, an agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. After the United States Attorney certified that Gates was acting within the scope of his FBI employment in taking the actions giving rise to Meridian’s complaint, the United States was substituted as defendant. The district court dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction…
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