PROIETTI v. LEVI

No. 74-1399.

530 F.2d 836 (1976)

Joseph J. PROIETTI, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Edward H. LEVI, Attorney General of the United States, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

February 11, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Byron J. Lawler, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

Donald J. Merriman, Asst. U.S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellee.

Before HUFSTEDLER and WRIGHT, Circuit Judges, and WOLLENBERG, District Judge.


OPINION

WOLLENBERG, District Judge:

While stationed at March Air Force Base in California, appellant Proietti, then a Master Sergeant in the Air Force, was involved in a traffic accident with an Air Force officer, Major Nakatani. Pursuant to the Federal Drivers Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2679, Proietti requested representation by the United States Attorney General in a state court action brought against him by Nakatani.1 After his...

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