Legal Opinion
James B. Stanley v. United States of America, and Joseph R. Bertino
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 21, 1986No. 84-5273PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HATCHETT, Circuit Judge:
We are again faced with the task of defining the limits of the doctrine first announced in Feres v. United States, 340 U.S. 135, 71 S.Ct. 153, 95 L.Ed. 152 (1950), to determine whether a former serviceman may maintain this lawsuit against federal officials, both civilian and military, for injuries suffered before or after his discharge from military service. In affirming, we permit the lawsuit.
Appellants, several military personnel and civilians, appeal the district court’s finding that the complaint in this case states a cause of action under Bivens v. Six Unknown…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Carlson v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Feres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Chappell v. WallaceSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- United States v. MunizSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by25 opinions
- United States v. StanleySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Jorden v. National Guard BureauCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
- Michael G. Holdiness v. A.M. Stroud, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- In Re "Agent Orange" Product Liability Litigation. Philip J. Aguiar, Each of Said Individually and as Representative of All Those Similarly Situated v. United States of America, and Other Departments and Agencies of the United States Government, as Their Several Interests May Appear, and Successors to the Above Officials, as Necessary, Dan Ford, and His Wife, Christina Ford Individually, and as Members and Representative of a Class v. United States of America, Daniel C. Batts v. United States of America, Loughery v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
- Nippon Credit Bank, Ltd. v. MatthewsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2002
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