Legal Opinion

Dolcie Lawrence v. Peter Dunbar, United States of America

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided December 27, 1990No. 89-6248PublishedCited by 946 opinions

Non-Argument Calendar.

1Per curiam

This case arises from a collision between two automobiles, one driven by an employee of the United States Government and the other driven by the plaintiff, Dolcie Lawrence. Lawrence appeals the dismissal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction of her suit brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b) and 2671 et seq. We reverse and remand.

FACTS

In December 1987, defendant Peter Dunbar was a Border Patrol Agent with the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service (“INS”), stationed in Miami, Florida. At the time, Dunbar was assigned to “Operation Greenback,”…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
  2. Bell v. HoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  3. United States v. SherwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
  4. John D. Williamson, Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross v. Gordon G. Tucker, Defendants-Appellees-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  5. Mortensen v. First Federal Savings & Loan Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977

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