Legal Opinion
Joseph Curtis Foster Jaimi Lynn Foster Charles Bloch Associated Aviation Underwriters v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 24, 1991No. 89-16002PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRUNETTI, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant United States and dismissal of Plaintiffs’ complaint. Plaintiffs’ claim was based on the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2671-2680 (1988).
The district court granted summary judgment on the ground that the discretionary function exception to the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2680(a) (1988), barred the claim against the United States. We affirm.
STATEMENT OF FACTS
In January, 1984, Joseph O’Brien (O’Brien) applied for a Class II medical certificate as a commercial pilot. Dr.…
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