ATTALLAH v. U.S.

Civ. No. 88-1691 GG.

758 F.Supp. 81 (1991)

Elias ATTALLAH, Violeta Lajam De Attallah and the conjugal partnership they comprise, Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico.

February 4, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Luis A. González Pérez, Garcia & Gonzalez, Hato Rey, P.R., for plaintiffs.

Osvaldo Carlo Linares, Heidi E. Weckwert, Trial Atty., Torts Branch, Civ. Div., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for defendant.


OPINION

GIERBOLINI, District Judge.

This matter comes before the Court on defendant's motion to dismiss the complaint. Plaintiffs sued the United States pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act ("FTCA"), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671 et seq., seeking to recover damages for the theft of their property. The defendant asserted various jurisdictional grounds for dismissal, including the statute of limitations, scope of employment, and the discretionary...

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