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BOLTON v. U.S.

Nos. 18-60700, 18-60701.

946 F.3d 256 (2019)

Charles BOLTON; Linda Bolton, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed December 30, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary Lee Holmes , Trial Attorney, Holmes Law Group, L.L.C., Cory Nathan Ferraez , Holmes, Mclelland & Ferraez, P.L.L.C., 601 E. Central Avenue, Petal, MS 39465, for Plaintiffs-Appellants

Dennis Fan , U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Appellate Section, Suite 7213, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20530, Stephen R. Graben , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Mississippi, 1575 20th Avenue, Gulfport, MS 39501, for Defendant-Appellee

Before JOLLY, SMITH, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.

Charles and Linda Bolton sued two federal agents for making allegedly defamatory comments to a local news station. The district court held that the Boltons failed to allege specific facts that, taken as true, establish that the agents' actions exceeded the scope of their employment. As a result, the court denied scope...

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