Mary Faye Lauffer v. United States of America Dept. Of Defense Veterans Administration

972 F.2d 1340 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Mary Faye LAUFFER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America; Dept. of Defense; Veterans Administration, Defendants-Appellees. No. 91-16229. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 18, 1992. * Decided Aug. 26, 1992. 1 Before KOZINSKI and DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judges, and REA, District Judge. ** 2 MEMORANDUM *** OVERVIEW 3 Mary Faye Lauffer brought this action for personal injuries and wrongful death under the Federal Tort Claims Act. She alleged that the government negligently cared for and supervised her grandson, Michael Bahrs Hansen, and failed to warn of Hansen's propensity for violence. Hansen stabbed to death Joseph Jacob Lauffer, Hansen's step-grandfather and Lauffer's husband, and inflicted multiple stab wounds on Lauffer. Following a bench trial, the district court 1 granted judgment for the defendant. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and we affirm.…