Legal Opinion

Lindberg Ex Rel. Conservator for Backlund v. United States

District Court, D. South Dakota

Decided May 4, 2005No. CIV 03-4097Published

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION . AND ORDER ON MOTION TO DISMISS

PIERSOL, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff brings this .lawsuit against the United States pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”). 28 U.S.C. §§ 2671-2680. The United States moves to dismiss three allegations in the Complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(h)(3) 1 for lack of subject matter jurisdiction based on the discretionary function exception under the FTCA. 28 U.S.C. § 2680(a). For the reasons stated below, the Court will grant the motion in part and deny it in part.

BACKGROUND

Toni Backlund (“Backlund”) is a minor who was…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Federal Deposit Insurance v. MeyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  2. Berkovitz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  3. Rosebush v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1997
  4. Satz v. ITT Financial Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
  5. Kristopher Dykstra v. US Bureau of PrisonsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998

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