Robert WILSON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sammy DRAKE; United States of America, Defendants-Appellants

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• applying the agency law of the state where the alleged tort occurred
• dismissing tort claim based on assault, battery, and false imprisonment, in part because they occurred within scope of tortfeasor’s federal employment and the United States may not be found liable for those intentional torts
• Under California’s “broad definition” of scope of 17 employment, “even tortious conduct that violates an employee’s official duties or disregards the 18 employer’s express orders may nonetheless be within the scope of employment.”

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