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Third Circuit· 2/15/1994

Melo v. Hafer

Citations

  • 13 F.3d 736
  • 1994 WL 4635

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that “if there is a genuine issue of fact material to the scope of employment question, the district court should permit discovery and conduct a hearing, if necessary” (emphasis added)
  • holding plaintiff must establish through medical evidence that delay in treatment resulted in physical injury
  • stating that “evidence of ‘conservative treatment’ is sufficient 14 to discount a claimant’s testimony regarding severity of an impairment”
  • upholding ALJ’s credibility determination when he pointed out 14 numerous lab results that contradicted his subjective complaints
  • “the Attorney General may file a certification under § 2679(d)(1) whenever he or she concludes that an employee defendant was acting within the scope of his or her employment”
  • district court will find defendant did or did not act within scope of employment

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Judges: Greenberg, Roth, Stapleton

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