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HINES v. U.S.

No. 94-15225.

60 F.3d 1442 (1995)

Kevin HINES; Cathy Zampa, as guardian ad litem for Stephanie Hines, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. United States of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided July 27, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred Dawson, Tennant, Dawson & DeHart, Gold River, CA, for plaintiffs-appellants.

E. Roy Hawkens, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, for defendant-appellee.

Before: SCHROEDER, BEEZER and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges.

BEEZER, Circuit Judge:

In this Federal Tort Claims Act action, we must decide whether the United States can be held liable for its alleged negligence in issuing a permit to a bulk mail delivery driver who, while driving a mail truck under the influence of drugs and alcohol, ran a stop light and crashed into a car resulting in the deaths of two passengers, Lesley Hines and her daughter Alexis.

Lesley Hines' husband, Kevin Hines, and Cathy Zampa, guardian ad...

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