Legal Opinion
Anton Vacek, and Golden Eagle Insurance Company v. United States Postal Service United States of America
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 24, 2006No. 04-15961PublishedCited by 181 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLACE, Circuit Judge:
Anton Vacek (Vacek) appeals from the district court’s judgment of dismissal of his Federal Tort Claims Act (Act) claim for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. We have jurisdiction over this appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We affirm.
I
On March 9, 1999, Vacek was injured when his employer’s truck, in which he was a passenger, was struck by a United States Postal Service (USPS) truck. His workers’ compensation claim was processed by Golden Eagle Insurance Company, his employer’s insurance company and the co-appellant in this case.
Vacek retained Harold Truett as his…
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