GASHO v. U. S.

Nos. 92-16988, 93-15727.

39 F.3d 1420 (1994)

John R. GASHO, Sr.; Sharon L. Gasho, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America; Northrop Worldwide Aircraft Services, Inc., an Oklahoma corporation, et al., Defendants-Appellees. John R. GASHO, Sr.; Sharon L. Gasho; Millardair, Ltd., a Canadian corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. William L. BALL; Roger Mannhalter; John J. Howe, Jr., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided November 2, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Merwin D. Grant, Christine R. Taradash, and Maria Crimi Speth, Beus, Gilbert & Morrill, Phoenix, AZ, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Barbara L. Herwig and Wendy M. Keats, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, for defendants-appellees.

Before: D.W. NELSON, BOOCHEVER and BEEZER, Circuit Judges.


BEEZER, Circuit Judge:

These cases involve the seizure of an aircraft and the arrest of its owners, John and Sharon Gasho, by the United States Customs Service. The Gashos filed false arrest and other tort claims against the United States, pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2674. The district court dismissed the Gashos' action. The Gashos then filed a Bivens action against the Customs agents, claiming that the aircraft...

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