United States Ninth Circuit

The United States does not consent to liability under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 USC 2671-2680, for the Forest Service's failure to require its contract pilots to undergo specific training.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/05/2000
• Decided 02/28/2001
• Published 02/28/2001

Judges

• Before:  ALARCON, FERGUSON and McKEOWN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Charles W. Scarborough, United States Department of Justice, Civil Division, Washington, D.C., for appellant the United States of America.


• For Appellees:
  
• Mark S. Connell, Connell Law Firm, Missoula, Montana, Brian K. Branch, Branch & Weingartner, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Cynthia A. Fry, Law Offices of Cynthia A. Fry, Albuquerque, New Mexico, for the appellees.