OSTERA v. UNITED STATES

No. 85-8045.

769 F.2d 716 (1985)

Paul M. OSTERA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied October 7, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edwin D. Robb, Jr. and James B. Matthews, Savannah, Ga., for plaintiff-appellant.

Barbara L. Herwig, Irene M. Solet, Appellate Staff, Civil Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for defendant-appellee.

Before RONEY and FAY, Circuit Judges, and DUMBAULD, District Judge.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied October 7, 1985.

PER CURIAM:

Everett John "Crazy Horse" O'Neil was a patron at the Foxy Lady Lounge in Savannah, Georgia when he attacked plaintiff, Paul M. Ostera, blinding him in one eye. Ostera seeks damages against the United States of America for those injuries in this tort claims suit.

Prior to this incident, O'Neil was awaiting sentencing in a South Carolina jail for possession of a pistol when the Federal...

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