MYNATT v. UNITED STATES

No. 21-5932.

45 F.4th 889 (2022)

Kenneth J. MYNATT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America; Office of Labor Management Standards, U.S. Department of Labor; Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: August 12, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Daniel A. Horwitz , HORWITZ LAW, PLLC, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellant. Sean R. Janda , UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Daniel A. Horwitz , Lindsay E. Smith , HORWITZ LAW, PLLC, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellant. Sean R. Janda , UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Appellees.

Before: BOGGS, COLE, and GRIFFIN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

The Federal Tort Claims Act broadly waives sovereign immunity for tort claims against the United States, but also claws back that immunity in several instances by stating exceptions. We are called today to answer whether a federal employee's use of false testimony and forged documents to secure an indictment...

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