Tom M. Bush v. United States of America, U.S. Department of State

In December 1985 appellant Tom M. Bush submitted a claim against the State Department of the United States for $2,000,000 in damages under the Federal Torts Claims Act (FTCA). He alleged permanent injury resulting from the Department’s failure to release available records of his employment. The government denied the claim on February 11, 1986, stating that an investigation of the Department’s personnel records had produced no evidence that Bush was ever employed by the State Department.

Mr. Bush then sued the United States under the FTCA for a claimed failure of the State Department to provide…