LOPEZ v. SENTRILLON CORP.

No. 13-50790.

749 F.3d 347 (2014)

Jesus Ivan LOPEZ, Plaintiff-Appellee v. SENTRILLON CORPORATION, Defendant-Third Party Plaintiff-Appellant. v. United States of America, Third Party Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

As Revised April 28, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Enrique Moreno , Law Offices of Enrique Moreno, John Patrick Mobbs, II, Esq. , El Paso, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Steven Lee Hughes , Carl H. Green , Mounce, Green, Myers, Safi, Paxson & Galatzan, El Paso, TX, for Defendant-Third Party Plaintiff-Appellant.

Dana Lydia Kaersvang, Esq. , U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Eduardo R. Castillo , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, El Paso, TX, for Third Party Defendant-Appellee.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, DAVIS, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.


PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

Jesus Ivan Lopez filed state law claims in state court against Sentrillion Corporation, a general contractor, for injuries he sustained during a construction project for the United States Custom and Border Protection. Sentrillion filed third-party indemnity and contribution claims under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) against the United States. The United States, in turn, removed the case to federal court under 28 U.S.C....

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