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SLAGLE v. UNITED STATES

Nos. 77-2820, 78-1113.

612 F.2d 1157 (1980)

Larry Michael SLAGLE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

January 30, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold J. Truett, III, Hoberg, Finger, Brown, Carlson, Cox & Molligan, San Francisco, Cal., on brief; Richard C. Raines, Hoberg, Finger, Brown, Carlson, Cox & Molligan, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

Stephen A. Shefler, Asst. U.S. Atty., San Francisco, Cal., on brief; Charles M. O'Connor, Asst. U.S. Atty., San Francisco, Cal., for defendant-appellee.

Before BROWNING, CHOY, and KENNEDY, Circuit Judges.

KENNEDY, Circuit Judge:

The case raises questions concerning the Government's tort liability for the acts of a drug informant. Plaintiff Larry Michael Slagle brought this action against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA or Act), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671 et seq.1 Slagle was paralyzed when he was shot in a gun battle. He sued the United States, on the...

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