Docket nos. 11–10362 Opinion announcement Opinion announcement | Citations 569 U.S. ___ (more) Date 2013 | |
Full case name Millbrook v. United States Prior history summary judgement for defendant, unreported No. 3:11-cv-00131 (M.D. Pa. February 16, 2012); affirmed, 477 Fed. Appx. 4 (3d Cir., 2012) Majority Thomas, joined by unanimous | ||
Millbrook v united states oral argument february 19 2013
Millbrook v. United States, 569 U.S. ___ (2013) is a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States that holds that the Federal Tort Claims Act waives the sovereign immunity of the United States for certain intentional torts committed by law enforcement officers. The unanimous opinion, delivered by Justice Clarence Thomas, holds that law enforcement "employment" duties are not limited to searches, seizures of evidence, or arrests, and, as such, the petitioner can sue. As this case revolved around sovereign immunity waivers and not the merits, the Court did not decide upon the merits of the lawsuits.
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