533 F. Supp. 2d 449 - Gibbons v. Fronton’s Empirical Analysis
2008
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Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1346 (Federal Tort Claims Act) · 28 U.S.C. § 2671 · 28 U.S.C. § 2680 · 38 U.S.C. § 8151 · 38 U.S.C. § 8153
Relies on Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly · United States v. Gaubert · Berkovitz v. United States · United States v. S.A. Empresa De Viacao Aerea Rio Grandense · Makarova v. United States
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“There are obviously discretionary acts performed by a Government agent that are within the scope of his employment but not within the discretionary function exception because these acts cannot be said to be based on the purposes that the regulatory regime seeks to accomplish.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“In order for a claim of negligent ... supervision to be barred by the discretionary function exception, the decision to ... supervise the negligent employees must be 'grounded in considerations of public policy or susceptible to policy analysis.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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