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Avery v. United States

District Court, D. Connecticut

Decided June 15, 1977No. Civ. H-76-286PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RULING ON MOTION TO DISMISS

CLARIE, Chief Judge.

The plaintiff, Michael Avery, has brought this action against the United States of America, seeking money damages for injuries allegedly sustained by him as a result of the wrongful acts of government intelligence agents. The plaintiff claims that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) invaded his rights by illegally opening his mail, and asserts that damages for such an invasion are cognizable under the government’s general waiver of sovereign immunity, the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671-2680.

The defendant has moved to…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Marbury v. MadisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1803
  2. Dalehite v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  3. Feres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
  4. United States v. MunizSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  5. United States v. RamseySupreme Court of the United States · 1977

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Norman Birnbaum, B. Leonard Avery and Mary Rule MacMillen Plaintiffs v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
  2. James B. Stanley v. Central Intelligence Agency United States Department of Defense U.S. ArmyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  3. John C. Gross v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
  4. Birnbaum v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1977
  5. Baird v. HaithDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1988

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