United States First Circuit

In plaintiff's suit against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), for the actions of a U.S. Special Agent, involving an automobile accident, district court's grant of government's motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction is affirmed as plaintiff's claim under 28 U.S.C. section 1346(b)(1) was properly dismissed for lack of jurisdiction because the agent was not acting within the scope of his employment when he crashed into plaintiff during a car chase.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/14/2010
• Published 09/14/2010

Judges

• GAJARSA

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Benjamin R. Zimmermann, Anita Johnson