KASHIN v. KENT

No. 04-56703.

457 F.3d 1033 (2006)

Aleksandr Nikolaevich KASHIN, Plaintiff-Appellee, and United States of America, Defendant-Appellee, v. Douglas Barry KENT, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 10, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Michael Hannon, Hannon Law Group, LLP, Washington, DC, for the defendant-appellant.

Dana J. Martin, United States Attorney and United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for the defendant-appellee.

Sharon L. Papp, General Counsel American Foreign Service Association, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae American Foreign Service Association.

Before REINHARDT, TROTT, and WARDLAW, Circuit Judges.


TROTT, Circuit Judge:

Appellant, Douglas Barry Kent, is a senior foreign service officer seeking to avoid exposure to personal liability for an automobile accident that occurred in Russia while he was driving home from work in his personal vehicle. Kent sought certification from the Department of Justice that he was acting within the scope of employment at the time of the accident, which, if granted, would substitute the United States for Kent as the defendant in...

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