CAPOZZOLI v. TRACEY

No. 81-3017.

663 F.2d 654 (1981)

Louis J. CAPOZZOLI, Jr. and Laura B. Capozzoli, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. W. J. TRACEY, Jr., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 11, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terrence C. McRea, Baton Rouge, La., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Donald L. Beckner, U. S. Atty., Richard S. Thomas, Asst. U. S. Atty., Baton Rouge, La., for defendants-appellees.

Before CHARLES CLARK, Chief Judge, GOLDBERG and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:

Louis and Laura Capozzoli brought this suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2671 et seq. ("FTCA"), for damages based on the allegedly tortious conduct of an agent of the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS"). The District Court dismissed the action on the grounds that it was barred by 28 U.S.C. § 2680(c), an exception to the FTCA which retains the government's sovereign immunity for "[a]ny claims arising in respect...

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