Legal Opinion
Edwin M. Gaudet v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 22, 1975No. 75-1837PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Per curiam
This action arose out of a series of incidents beginning when a complaint was filed against Gaudet for allegedly making threats against the President. A good deal of publicity attended the case, and Gaudet was chased through the New Mexico mountains by various law enforcement officers and private citizens. Within two or three days after the complaint was filed he turned himself in, and the charges were subsequently dropped.
Gaudet brought suit against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C.A. § 1346 et seq. The district court granted the Government’s motion to dismiss…
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