U.S. v. STATE OF N.J.; VIOLENT CRIMES COMP. BD.

No. 86-5903.

831 F.2d 458 (1987)

UNITED STATES of America Appellant, v. STATE OF NEW JERSEY; VIOLENT CRIMES COMPENSATION BOARD, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided October 26, 1987.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied November 25, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas W. Greelish, U.S. Atty., Vincent E. Gentile (argued), Asst. U.S. Atty., Neil R. Gallagher, Sp. Asst. U.S. Atty., Newark, N.J., Richard K. Willard, Asst. Atty. Gen., Samuel A. Alito, Jr., U.S. Atty., Leonard Schaitman, Edward R. Cohen, Appellate Staff, Civil Div., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for appellant.

W. Cary Edwards, Atty. Gen., James J. Ciancia, Asst. Atty. Gen., Susan Doppelt LaPoff (argued), Deputy Atty. Gen., Trenton, N.J., for appellees.

Before SLOVITER and STAPLETON, Circuit Judges and SHAPIRO, District Judge


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied November 25, 1987.

OPINION OF THE COURT

STAPLETON, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal, the United States argues that 38 U.S.C. § 629 ("Section 629") entitles it to compensation from New Jersey's Violent Crimes Compensation Board ("the Board") for medical care that the Veterans Administration ("the VA") provided to two veterans who were victims of violent crimes in New Jersey. We will reverse the district court...

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