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COLLINS v. BENDER

No. 98-15040

195 F.3d 1076 (1999)

Edward L. COLLINS, II, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Robert BENDER; Stephen D'Erchia; Richard Plunkett, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed October 28, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carlton L. Briggs, Santa Rosa, California, for the plaintiff-appellant.

Patricia J. Kenney, Assistant United States Attorney, San Francisco, California, for the defendants-appellees.

Before: WIGGINS, FERNANDEZ, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.

WIGGINS, Circuit Judge:

Edward Collins, a former DEA agent, filed a Bivens1 action against fellow DEA agents after the agents, without a warrant, searched Collins' home and seized his personal firearms. The district court held that the Civil Service Reform Act ("CSRA") (codified in various sections of 5 U.S.C.) precluded Collins' Bivens action, and the court dismissed it. We reverse.

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