Russell v. United States

MEMORANDUM ENTRY

NOLAND, Chief Judge.

Before this Court is the defendant’s motion for summary judgment on the negligence claim filed against it by David Russell. 1 The Court heard oral argument on the motion, and, for the reasons stated herein, grants the defendant’s motion and hereby enters judgment in favor of the defendant, the United States of America.

The defendant has challenged the plaintiff’s complaint on three grounds. First, the defendant alleges that as a sovereign authority, it has not waived its sovereign immunity and is therefore not susceptible to suit in this Court. Secondly, the…