Jose Aguado Cervantes v. United States

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 2003-06-02

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OPINION WARDLAW, Circuit Judge. Although rare, on occasion, we see arguments that simply fail the straight-face test. The United States’ assertion that the “detention of goods” exception to the sovereign immunity waiver under the Federal Tort Claims Act applies to its negligent failure to remove 119 pounds of marijuana hidden in a car it sold to Jose…

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