Legal Opinion
Belcher v. United States
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 31, 1981No. Civ. A. 77-4361PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
GILES, District Judge.
This action is brought pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671-2680, for damages resulting from bodily injuries sustained when plaintiff was shot by a Secret Service agent of the United States. The plaintiff demands recovery from the United States, as sole defendant, for false arrest, false imprisonment, assault and battery, malicious prosecution, negligence, and the unjustified use of deadly force.
A bench trial was held in this matter. After reviewing the testimony of witnesses and the briefs of counsel,…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Robert Leon Jenkins, a Minor, by His Mother and Next Friend, Roberta B. Jenkins v. F. W. AverettCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1970
- Warren Curtis v. Angus Russell EveretteCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by12 opinions
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