Legal Opinion

Mesa v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided August 11, 1995No. 93-5371PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge:

This appeal, involving, among other things, the Federal Tort Claims Act, must be dismissed for lack of appellate jurisdiction. Plaintiffs brought a multiple count claim seeking damages for the negligent procurement and service of an arrest warrant, assault and battery, false imprisonment, intentional infliction of emotional distress, invasion of privacy, as well as a Bivens1 action. The claims arose out of the DEA’s service of an arrest warrant on the wrong person.

After the district court dismissed Counts I and II (the claims for negligent procurement and service of a…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
  3. Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
  4. Fassett v. Delta Kappa EpsilonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
  5. Jetco Electronic Industries, Inc. v. GardinerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Grayson v. K Mart Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996
  2. State Treasurer of the State of Michigan, Public School Employees' Retirement System, Custodian of v. Harold v. Barry, Barry n.p.-500, L.P.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1999
  3. Aleta Chappelle v. Beacon Communications Corp., Beacon Films, Inc., Ghiznost Productions, Inc. And Gregory BrownCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
  4. Great Rivers Cooperative Of Southeastern Iowa v. Farmland Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
  5. Construction Aggregates, Ltd. v. Forest Commodities Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998

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