Juana Arias Tejeda v. United States

977 F.2d 591 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Juana Arias TEJEDA, et al. Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee. No. 86-6420. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Aug. 20, 1992. Decided Sept. 30, 1992. Before WILLIAM A. NORRIS, REINHARDT and TROTT, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Juana Arias Tejeda, Ofelia Acevedo, Edelmira Pacheco, and Maria Maldonado appeal a judgment in favor of the United States in their Federal Tort Claims Act lawsuit for personal injuries sustained while operating a government-owned power press that had not been equipped with adequate operational safeguards. The accident occurred in 1974, over eighteen years ago. For the second time, we are required to consider an appeal in this case, and for the second time we reverse the district court. BACKGROUND 3 Tejeda, Acevedo, Pacheco, and Maldonado filed suit against the United States pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28…