United States DC Circuit

The discretionary function exception to the Federal Tort Claims Act deprives the district court from having subject matter jurisdiction over plaintiffs' complaint for monetary damages stemming from an alleged negligently conducted government agency audit.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/02/2001
• Published 02/02/2001

Judges

• Before:  EDWARDS, Chief Judge, HENDERSON and GARLAND, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James K. Kearney argued the cause for appellants.   With him on the briefs were James P. Gallatin, Jr., David T. Hickey, and Andrew J. Hungerman IV.


• For Appellees:
  
• Scott S. Harris, Assistant United States Attorney, argued the cause for appellee.   With him on the brief were Wilma A. Lewis, United States Attorney, and R. Craig Lawrence, Assistant United States Attorney.