United States Ninth Circuit

In an insurance coverage dispute stemming from an auto accident, the United States is not required to indemnify plaintiff-federal employee since he was not acting within the scope of his employment at the time of the accident.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/13/2005
• Decided 05/12/2005
• Published 05/12/2005

Judges

• THOMPSON, Senior Circuit Judge:, Before: NOONAN, THOMPSON, and RYMER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Ralph E. Laird, Auburn, CA, for the plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Kristi C. Kapetan, Assistant United States Attorney, Fresno, CA, for the defendants-appellees.