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GRIJALVA v. UNITED STATES

No. 85-1406.

781 F.2d 472 (1986)

Alicia M. GRIJALVA and Amanda Erica Grijalva, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 29, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald P. McCluskey, El Paso, Tex., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Helen M. Eversberg, U.S. Atty., Thomas J. McHugh, Asst. U.S. Atty., El Paso, Tex., for defendant-appellee.

Before ALVIN B. RUBIN, JOHNSON, and EDITH HOLLAN JONES, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

A Government employee who sought and obtained benefits under the Federal Employee's Compensation Act now contends that she was not covered by the Compensation Act and seeks to recover in tort from the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act. We affirm the district court judgment holding that her tort claim is barred by the Secretary of Labor's decision that she was entitled to benefits under the Compensation...

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