Legal Opinion
Ellen v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 22, 2002No. Nos. 00-55989, 00-56269; D.C. No. CV-98-00273-JNK/LSPPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM *
Yvonne Ellen appeals the district court’s grant of a motion to dismiss claims related to the non-installation of an Emergency Obstruction Video Map (“EOVM”) as well as its judgment on her remaining tort claims relating to the actions of Air Traffic Control (“ATC”) and the award of costs. Ellen sued the FAA under the Federal Tort Claims Act (the “FTCA”) alleging negligence in connection with an air crash in which her daughter was killed. The district court dismissed all claims related to the EOVM, finding that the court lacked jurisdiction under the discretionary function exception…
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