BOOTEN v. U.S.

No. CIV.A. 99-11229-EFH.

233 F.Supp.2d 227 (2002)

Shirley BOOTEN, Voluntary Administratrix of the Estate of Allen D. Booten, and Shirley Booten, individually, Plaintiff v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

December 5, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian R. Cunha, Brian Cunha & Associates, Fall River, MA, for Plaintiff.

Mary Elizabeth Carmody, U.S. Attorneys Office, Worcester, MA, for Defendant.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

HARRINGTON, Senior District Judge.

The Defendant's Motion for Protective Order barring deposition testimony concerning the acts or omissions of Dr. Thomas Rocco requires the Court to address an unusual set of circumstances involving the Federal Employees Liability Reform and Tort Compensation Act of 1988, 28 U.S.C. § 2679 (2000) ("the Westfall Act"). Because the Court rules...

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