Legal Opinion
Ronnie Harris v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 2, 2005No. 04-3520PublishedCited by 128 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSutton, J., joined by Oberdorfer, D.J.,
CLAY, J. (pp. 337-40), delivered a separate opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.
OPINION
SUTTON, Circuit Judge.
Federal statutory law and constitutional law offer private citizens two avenues to recover damages for constitutional torts committed by employees of the federal government. A plaintiff may sue the employee directly for the constitutional violation under Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388, 91 S.Ct. 1999, 29 L.Ed.2d 619 (1971). And a plaintiff may sue the government under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), on the condition that…
2Cases cited72 opinions
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- Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Wilson v. GarciaSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Carlson v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Johnson v. Railway Express Agency, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
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