OCHRAN v. U.S.

No. 96-2568.

117 F.3d 495 (1997)

Michelle OCHRAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

July 21, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jay F. Meisenberg, Cathy L. Lucrezi, Leoci & Meisenberg, P.A., Ft. Myers, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Sarah Lenz Lock, Attorney General's Office, Civil Division, Torts Branch, Washington, DC, Mark B. Stern, Alisa B. Klein, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before COX and BIRCH, Circuit Judges, and RAFEEDIE, Senior District Judge.


BIRCH, Circuit Judge:

The issue in this appeal is whether the discretionary function exception to the Federal Tort Claims Act ("FTCA") shields the United States Government from liability for the allegedly negligent failure of an assistant United States attorney ("AUSA") to: (1) provide a victim or witness with protection after her life was threatened by a suspected offender; (2) inform the victim or witness of available remedies against intimidation and harassment...

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