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NOT FOR PUBLICATION File Name: 08a0283n.06 Filed: May 20, 2008 No. 07-2010 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT GARY TYSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, ON APPEAL FROM THE v. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS OF MICHIGAN AFFAIRS, dba Veterans Administration Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Defendant-Appellee. _____________________________________/ BEFORE: GUY, SUHRHEINRICH and GIBBONS, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: Plaintiff-Appellant, Gary Tyson, appeals the district court’s dismissal of his claim for medical malpractice against the Department of Veteran Affairs d/b/a Veterans Administration Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, as barred by sovereign immunity under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346, 1402, 2401-02, 2411-12, 2671-80 (FTCA). The district court held that the doctor in question was not an employee of the VA but rather the agent of a contractor and the waiver of sovereign immunity for government employees under the FTCA did not apply. Having reviewed the record, the parties’ briefs, the relevant law, and having heard oral argument, we AFFIRM the judgment of the district court on the basis of its opinions dated June 26, 2007, and July 24, 2007. -2-
Document Info
Docket Number: 07-2010
Citation Numbers: 279 F. App'x 334
Filed Date: 5/20/2008
Precedential Status: Non-Precedential
Modified Date: 1/12/2023