22-2022·CIVIL
Mitchell Garnet Evans, Executor of the Estate of Sallie Copeland Evans v. United States of America
Affirmed
Status
- Scheduled
- Argued
- Opinion Issued (current)
Question Presented
Whether Government officer's alleged negligence resulted in foreseeable battery and was independent of tortfeasor's employment status, such that FTCA's intentional tort exception was inapplicable.
Argument Date
January 24, 2024
Argument Time
9:30 a.m.
Panel
II
Courtroom
Butzner Courtroom (Room 201)
Lower Court Judge
Flanagan
Panel
Judge Gregory
Judge Quattlebaum
Judge Benjamin
Citation
CaseMitchell Garnet Evans, Executor of the Estate of Sallie Copeland Evans v. United States of America, No. 22-2022 (4th Cir. June 24, 2024)
PanelGregory, Quattlebaum & Benjamin, JJ.
Arguing Counsel
Panel That Day
4 of 4 cases argued January 24, 2024 before this panel have been decided.
Decided
22-2022· This case
Mitchell Garnet Evans, Executor of the Estate of Sallie Copeland Evans v. United States of America
Authored by Judge Gregory
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Authored by Judge Benjamin
22-4407
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Authored by Judge Benjamin
23-1150
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Authored by Judge Quattlebaum
Opinions
- Read opinion ↗June 24, 2024Majorityby Gregory
Disposition
Affirmed
June 24, 2024