Legal Opinion
Acosta v. United States
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided October 4, 2001No. 981942CIV, 99387CIVPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
HOEVELER, Senior District Judge.
THIS CAUSE comes before the Court upon Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment.
Background
On September 2, 1997, post office employee, Jesus Antonio Tamayo, while on post office property, shot Manuela Acosta (his ex-wife) and Mirna Mendoza (his ex-wife’s friend), and then committed suicide. Ms. Mendoza died on December 22, 1997. Subsequently, Manuela Acosta and Julio Mendoza, as Personal Represenative of the Estate of Mirna Mendoza, separately brought suit against the United States under the Federal Tort…
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