MAW v. UNITED STATES

No. 83-1941.

733 F.2d 174 (1984)

Steven Robert MAW, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided May 3, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William A. Brown, Boston, Mass., with whom Brown & Prince, Boston, Mass., was on brief, for appellant.

Joan I. Milstein, Asst. U.S. Atty., Boston, Mass., with whom William F. Weld, U.S. Atty., Boston, Mass., was on brief, for appellee.

Before CAMPBELL, Chief Judge, BREYER, Circuit Judge, and HUNTER, Senior District Judge.


LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Chief Judge.

Appellant Steven Robert Maw brought this action against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act ("the FTCA"), 28 U.S.C. §§ 2671-2680, following his arrest by civilian police pursuant to an AWOL Apprehension Warrant and his incarceration by the United States Army at Fort Devens, Massachusetts, and Fort Dix, New Jersey. Maw contends that the warrant, his arrest, and his imprisonment were all mistakes, flowing from...

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