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ATTALLAH v. U.S.

No. 91-1291.

955 F.2d 776 (1992)

Elias ATTALLAH, Violeta Lajam de Attallah, and the Conjugal Partnership They Comprise, Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided February 5, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Luis A. González-Pérez, Hato Rey, P.R., for plaintiffs, appellants.

Heidi E. Weckwert, Trial Atty., Torts Branch, Civil Div., U.S. Dept. of Justice, with whom Stuart M. Gerson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Washington, D.C., Daniel F. López-Romo, U.S. Atty., Hato Rey, P.R., and Phyllis J. Pyles, Asst. Director, Torts Branch, Civil Div., Washington, D.C., were on brief, for defendant, appellee.

Before TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, COFFIN and TIMBERS, Senior Circuit Judges.

TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

This appeal arises from an action brought by Elias Attallah and Violeta Lajam de Attallah against the United States Customs Service, pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act ("FTCA"), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671 et seq., seeking to recover damages for the theft of their property. The United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico entered summary judgment for defendants...

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