Legal Opinion
Janice Bon v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 21, 1986No. 85-5968PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMESON, District Judge:
Janice Bon brought this action under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671-80, seeking damages for injuries sustained while using the facilities and equipment of the Special Services Center at the Naval Training Center in San Diego. The district court granted the Government’s motion to dismiss the complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction under the Feres doctrine, which holds that a member of the armed services may not recover for the Government’s otherwise tortious conduct where the plaintiff’s injuries “arise out of or are in the course of…
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