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OSBORN v. HALEY

No. 05-593.

127 S.Ct. 881 (2007)

549 U.S. 225

166 L.Ed.2d 819

Pat OSBORN, Petitioner, v. Barry HALEY et al.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 22, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric Grant , Sacramento, CA, for petitioner.

Douglas Hallward-Driemeier , Washington, D.C., for respondents.

Andrea M. Miller , Nageley, Meredith & Miller, Inc., Sacramento, CA, Eric Grant , Counsel of Record, Attorney at Law, Sacramento, CA, for petitioner.

Paul D. Clement , Solicitor General, Counsel of Record, Peter D. Keisler , Assistant Attorney General, Edwin S. Kneedler , Deputy Solicitor General, Douglas Hallward-Driemeier , Assistant to the Solicitor General, Barbara L. Herwig , Mark W. Pennak , Attorneys Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., C. Thomas Miller , Counsel of Record, J. Duncan Pitchford , Richard C. Roberts , Whitlow, Roberts, Houston & Straub, PLLC, Paducah, KY, Counsel for Respondents.

The Federal Employees Liability Reform and Tort Compensation Act of 1988, commonly known as the Westfall Act, accords federal employees absolute immunity from common-law tort claims arising out of acts they undertake in the course of their official duties. See 28 U.S.C. § 2679(b)(1). When...

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