United States Ninth Circuit

The discretionary function and the misrepresentation exceptions of the Federal Tort Claims Act applied to actions of federal agents, in connection with a Federal Witness Security Program participant's sexual abuse of plaintiff; inspectors were entitled to qualified immunity on Bivens claims.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/09/2003
• Decided 08/21/2003
• Published 08/21/2003

Judges

• LAY, Circuit Judge:, Before LAY,WALLACE, and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Scott D. Hess, Jones, Gledhill, Hess, Andrews, Fuhrman, Bradbury & Eiden, Boise, ID, for the plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robert C. Grisham, Assistant United States Attorney, Boise, ID, for the defendants-appellees.