United States Fourth Circuit

The district court properly dismissed plaintiff's tort action where the discretionary function exception to the Federal Torts Claims Act covered all of the allegedly negligent actions undertaken by the United States.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/01/2005
• Decided 05/26/2005
• Published 05/26/2005

Judges

• Before WIDENER, MOTZ, and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  H. Jan Roltsch-Anoll, Szabo, Zelnick & Erickson, P.C., Woodbridge, Virginia, for Appellant.  Leslie Bonner McClendon, Assistant United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Paul J. McNulty, United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee.