Legal Opinion
Ellen Devlin v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 22, 2003No. Docket 02-6128PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CALABRESI, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Ellen Devlin appeals from a final judgment entered in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Dorsey, J.) granting the government’s motion to dismiss a negligence action brought pursuant to the Federal Torts Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2671 et seq. We vacate the judgment and remand the case for further proceedings.
BACKGROUND
Plaintiffs brother, Michael Murratti, began his employment as a letter carrier for the United States Postal Service (USPS) in New Haven, Connecticut, on June 23, 1984. As a federal employee, he was covered by the…
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