PROIETTI v. CIVILETTI

No. 76-3129.

603 F.2d 88 (1979)

Joseph J. PROIETTI, Appellant, v. Benjamin R. CIVILETTI, Attorney General of the UNITED STATES, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

August 23, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Byron J. Lawler, Stockdale, Peckham, Estes, Ramsey, Lawler & Iorillio, Los Angeles, Cal., for appellant.

Dzintra I. Janavs, Asst., U. S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for appellee.

Before ELY and TRASK, Circuit Judges, and EAST, District Judge.


ELY, Circuit Judge:

The appellant Proietti appeals from an adverse judgment entered by the District Court, based upon the court's conclusion that Edward H. Levi, the then Attorney General of the United States, did not abuse his discretion in finding that Proietti, a serviceman with the rank of sergeant, was acting outside the scope of his Air Force employment and was, therefore, not entitled to United States Government representation in defending an action for personal...

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