Legal Opinion
Watson v. United States
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided February 25, 2016No. 14-CV-6459PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM, ORDER & JUDGMENT
JACK B. WEINSTEIN, Senior United States District Judge:
Table of Contents
I. Introduction.. .257
II. Procedural Facts.. .258
III. Operative Facts... 259
A. Relevant Immigration Laws.. .259
B. Factual Background.. .261
IV. Law...269
A. FTCA...269
1.. Background.. .269
2. Exceptions.. .270
a) Due Care Exception.. .270
b) Discretionary Function Exception. . .271
c) Intentional Tort Exception... 273
B. Elements under New York Law.. .273
1. False Arrest—Imprisonment.. .273
2. Negligence.. .273
*257C. Government liable for false arrest and false imprisonment for 27 days.. .274
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2Cases cited59 opinions
- Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Heck v. HumphreySupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Marbury v. MadisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1803
- Carey v. PiphusSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- United States v. GaubertSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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3Cited by7 opinions
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