Legal Opinion
Alfrey v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 11, 2002No. 00-35838PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge GRABER; Concurrence in part and dissent in part by Judge TASHIMA
GRABER, Circuit Judge:
In this ease, we must decide, first, whether the discretionary-function exception, 28 U.S.C. § 2680(a), bars Plaintiff Jane Largent Alfrey’s action against the United States (Government) under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA). Plaintiff alleges that the Government’s negligence resulted in the death of her husband, Thomas Martin Alfrey, an inmate at the Sheridan Federal Correctional Institution (Sheridan). Specifically, she alleges that the Government negligently assigned her husband to…
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