Linda Wiswell Forbes v. United States

996 F.2d 1224 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Linda Wiswell FORBES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee. No. 92-55778. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 27, 1993. * Decided May 20, 1993. Before: BROWNING, KOZINSKI and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Linda Wiswell Forbes initiated this action on January 23, 1990, naming as defendants the United States, her spouse, Edward Peterman, and twelve of her husband's fellow employees at the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS"). In essence, Forbes alleged the individual defendants harassed her husband during his employment at the IRS, thereby causing injury to both her and her husband. In addition, Forbes alleged the harassment resulted in her husband committing assault and battery against her. 3 On May 8, 1990, the government filed a motion to dismiss and/or for a more definite statement. The district court dismissed Forbes's action against Peterman…