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BARRETT v. UNITED STATES

Nos. 1007, 1246, Dockets 86-6014, 86-6028.

798 F.2d 565 (1986)

Elizabeth BARRETT, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Harold Blauer, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNITED STATES of America, James Cattell, Newton Bigelow, David Marcus, Estate of Amedeo S. Marazzi, Van M. Sim, Herbert K. Greer, Frederick C. Lough, Harris J. North, William M. Creasy, John H. Derrick and George S. Leonard, Defendants, Appeal of UNITED STATES of America, Estate of Amedeo S. Marazzi, Van M. Sim, Herbert K. Greer, Frederick C. Lough, Harris J. North, William M. Creasy and George S. Leonard, Defendants-Appellants. Elizabeth BARRETT, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Harold Blauer, Deceased, Plaintiff, Elizabeth Barrett, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, James Cattell, Newton Bigelow, David Marcus, Estate of Amedeo S. Marazzi, Van M. Sim, Herbert K. Greer, Frederick C. Lough, Harris J. North, William M. Creasy, John H. Derrick and George S. Leonard, Defendants, David Marcus, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided July 31, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Beth A. Kaswan, Asst. U.S. Atty., New York City (Rudolph W. Giuliani, U.S. Atty. for the S.D. of N.Y., Susan Millington Campbell, Jane E. Booth, Asst. U.S. Attys., New York City, of counsel), for Federal appellants.

Deborah R. Linfield, New York City, (Eugene R. Scheiman, Baer Marks & Upham, New York City, of counsel), for appellee Elizabeth Barrett.

Frederick H. Block, New York City, for appellee David Marcus.

Jane Levine, Asst. Atty. Gen., State of N.Y. (Robert Abrams, Atty. Gen. of the State of N.Y., Robert Hermann, Sol. Gen., New York City, of counsel), for amicus curiae State of N.Y.

Before MANSFIELD, KEARSE and CARDAMONE, Circuit Judges.

MANSFIELD, Circuit Judge:

Four defendants who were at all relevant times federal attorneys (Herbert K. Greer, Frederick C. Lough, Harris J. North and George S. Leonard) appeal from an order of the Southern District of New York, Chief Judge Constance Baker Motley, denying their motion to dismiss on grounds of absolute and qualified immunity an action against them by Elizabeth Barrett, Administratrix of the estate of Harold Blauer, deceased. Blauer died in 1953 as the...

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