1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.3d
  4. 225 F.3d
  5. 225 F.3d 1201 (2000)
 

MID-SOUTH HOLDING CO., INC. v. U.S.

No. 99-2488.

225 F.3d 1201 (2000)

MID-SOUTH HOLDING COMPANY, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

September 1, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin J. Vander Kolk, Harris Brown, Broiwn, Obringer, Shaw, Beardsley & DeCandio, Jacksonville, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Ralph J. Lee, Jacksonville, FL, Tamra Phipps, Tampa, FL, Jacob M. Lewis, Robert S. Greenspan, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civil App. Div., Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before BLACK, CARNES and KRAVITCH, Circuit Judges.

KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal we decide whether the "discretionary function" exception to the waiver of the United States' sovereign immunity found in the Suits in Admiralty Act precludes a claim arising out of the allegedly negligent performance of a search of a vessel by the United States Customs Service and Coast Guard. We hold that it does.

I. BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On or about May 16, 1996, agents of the United States Customs...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases