JOHNSON v. SAWYER

No. 91-2763.

980 F.2d 1490 (1992)

Elvis E. JOHNSON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert SAWYER, et al., Defendants, United States of America, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 29, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald G. Woods, U.S. Atty., Houston, Tex., Michael J. Salem, Tax Div., Dept. of Justice, Jonathan S. Cohen, Gary R. Allen, Chief, Joy L. Pritts, Atty., Appellate Section, Tax Div., Dept. of Justice, Robert S. Greenspan, Asst. Director, Appellate Staff, Dept. of Justice, Jacob M. Lewis, Atty., Washington, D.C., for defendant-appellant.

Larry A. Campagna, Robert I. White, Chamerlain, Hrdlicka, White, Johnson & Williams, Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before JOHNSON, GARWOOD, and WIENER, Circuit Judges.


WIENER, Circuit Judge:

In this suit for damages under the Federal Torts Claims Act (FTCA or the Act),1 the United States as Defendant-Appellant appeals the decision of the district court in favor of the Plaintiff-Appellee Elvis E. Johnson. His FTCA action arises from the public dissemination of private taxpayer information about Johnson by agents of the IRS. Finding no reversible error on the issue of liability, we affirm that part of...

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