Legal Opinion
Bolt v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 3, 2007No. 06-35993PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge PAEZ; Concurrence by Judge WALLACE.
PAEZ, Circuit Judge:
After Carol Bolt fell on snow and ice in the common parking area of the U.S. Army apartment complex where she lived, in Fort Wainwright, Alaska, she brought a negligence claim against the United States pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”), 28 U.S.C. § 1346. The district court held that the discretionary function exception to the FTCA’s grant of jurisdiction, see § 2680(a), did not apply because Army policies set forth specific and mandatory rules for snow and ice removal from parking areas. It granted the…
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