Legal Opinion
Lawmaster v. Ward
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided September 18, 1997No. 96-5028PublishedCited by 255 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRORBY, Circuit Judge.
John Lawmaster brought this action in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma pursuant to Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents, 403 U.S. 388, 91 S.Ct. 1999, 29 L.Ed.2d 619 (1971) and the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2671-2680 (1994). Mr. Lawmaster sued defendants P. Blair Ward and other “unknown agents” of the United States Department of the Treasury Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (“Agents”) and sued the United States, seeking to recover damages based on the Agents’ conduct during their search of Mr. Lawmaster’s house. Mr.…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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