Legal Opinion
Ballew v. United States
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided February 7, 1975No. Civ. 72-283-HPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALEXANDER HARVEY, II, District Judge:
In this civil action, plaintiff is suing the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act 1 , seeking damages for personal injuries sustained by him when he was shot while federal agents and county police officers were attempting to conduct a search of his apartment, pursuant to a search warrant issued by a United States Magistrate. By agreement of the parties, a trial has been held first in this case solely on the issue of liability, with the issue of damages reserved for later trial, if necessary.
Armed with a search warrant issued by a United States…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- United States v. VentrescaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- United States v. HarrissSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
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3Cited by7 opinions
- San Diego Unified Port District, and Air Transport Association of America, Intervening v. Adriana GianturcoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- United States v. James A. Harvey, A/K/A Ray Stewart, A/K/A Joseph R. StewartCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Douglas BlackburnCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991
- United States v. Patrick Hunt MaloneCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- State v. CohenCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1978
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