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DOGGETT v. U.S.

No. 86-6109.

875 F.2d 684 (1989)

Peter H. DOGGETT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided October 3, 1988.

As Amended May 8, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Laney, Associate of Peter J. Sullivan, Marina del Rey, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

Shari Silver and Stephen E. O'Neil, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellee.

Before BROWNING, TANG and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges.

TANG, Circuit Judge:

Doggett appeals the district court's dismissal for lack of jurisdiction of his Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) suit arising from an automobile accident caused by an intoxicated serviceman. The district court dismissed the action on the grounds that under California law the provider of alcoholic beverages is immune from tort liability and that no employee of the United States had the requisite "special relationship" with the intoxicated serviceman...

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