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BUCHANAN v. U.S.

No. 90-4288. Summary Calendar.

915 F.2d 969 (1990)

Marion C. BUCHANAN, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied December 5, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karl J. Koch, Baton Rouge, La., for plaintiffs-appellants.

William J. Flanagan, Asst. U.S. Atty., Shreveport, La., Joseph S. Cage, Jr., U.S. Atty., Thomas B. Thompson, Asst. U.S. Atty., Lafayette, La., John A. Broadwell, Asst. U.S. Atty., Shreveport, La., for defendants-appellees.

Before KING, GARWOOD, and DUHÉ, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied December 5, 1990.

DUHÉ, Circuit Judge.

Federal prisoners who were held hostage by Cuban detainees during a prison uprising appeal the dismissal of their suit against the United States for damages under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA). The district court held that the discretionary function exception to the FTCA bars the prisoners' claims. We affirm.

In 1987 the Federal Detention Center at Oakdale, Louisiana...

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