Legal Opinion
Felix Valdez v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 8, 1995No. 93-17236PublishedCited by 140 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.
Felix Valdez appeals the district court’s order granting the Government’s motion to dismiss his claim for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. We have jurisdiction over the appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (1988), and we affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
On July 25, 1991, Felix Valdez plummeted ninety feet down the face of the Ella Falls waterfall in Kings Canyon National Park. As a result, Valdez was rendered a quadriplegic. The facts surrounding this accident are undisputed. Kings Canyon National Park is owned by the United States and operated by the National Park…
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