Kenna v. United States

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

WEXLER, District Judge.

Plaintiffs John and Mary Kenna, husband and wife, bring this action against defendant United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2671 et seq. Before the Court is defendant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings under Rule 12(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure seeking dismissal of plaintiffs’ amended complaint. For the reasons below, the motion is granted.

I. BACKGROUND

The facts as alleged in the amended complaint 1 can be summarized briefly as follows. Plaintiff John Kenna (“Kenna”) was employed as a security guard…