Transco Leasing Corp. v. U.S.

GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

In this Federal Tort Claims Act case, defendant-appellant, the United States, appeals the district court’s award of postjudgment interest against it from the date of entry of the original judgment until the judgment is paid in full, contending that this award conflicts with 28 U.S.C. § 1961 and 31 U.S.C. § 1304(b) which govern the liability of the United States for postjudgment interest. 1 Agreeing with the United States that the district court erred by failing to apply section 1304(b), we vacate the postjudgment interest award and remand for reformulation thereof under…