PATRELLO v. U.S.

86 Civ. 6220 (SWK) (SEG).

757 F.Supp. 216 (1991)

Marvin PATRELLO, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant. UNITED STATES of America, Third-party Plaintiff and Counterdefendant, v. Judy N. PATRELLO, Third-party Defendant and Counterclaimant.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

January 7, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marvin Patrello, pro se.

Sarah Thomas, Asst. U.S. Atty., New York City, for U.S.


OPINION

SHARON E. GRUBIN, United States Magistrate Judge:

This case, brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act, involves a relatively minor collision between a United States postal truck and a privately-owned automobile, but implicates important issues concerning the New York State "no-fault" insurance statute and the doctrines of preemption and sovereign immunity. Originally filed in the Civil Court of the City of New York against the driver of the truck...

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