Legal Opinion
Hughes v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 21, 1997No. 95-3584PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Per curiam
Mary Jo Hughes was shot by two assailants in the parking lot of the United States Post Office in Ocala, Florida. She brought suit against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346, 2671-80, alleging negligence on the part of the United States Postal Service in failing to provide adequate security. The district court dismissed Hughes’ claim for lack of subject matter jurisdiction because it concluded that the alleged negligent conduct by the Postal Service fell within the discretionary function exception of the FTCA. We affirm.
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