ZAPUTIL v. COWGILL

No. 02-56063.

335 F.3d 885 (2003)

Theresa M. ZAPUTIL, an individual, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Claiborne W. COWGILL; Naj S. Negendram; John Iffland; Frances Connant; Jean Halsell, individuals, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed July 9, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Hamlish, Thousand Oaks, CA, for the plaintiff-appellant.

David Pinchas, Assistant United States Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for the defendants-appellees.

Before B. FLETCHER, SILVERMAN, Circuit Judges, and MARTONE, District Judge.


OPINION

SILVERMAN, Circuit Judge.

We hold today that the Feres doctrine bars a military reservist, who had been discharged from the National Guard but not from the Reserve, from bringing an action for damages against the military personnel who allegedly wrongly revoked her National Guard discharge and ordered her back to duty.

I. Background

Appellant Theresa Zaputil, was a member of the United States Air Force or a member of an air...

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