BOLT v. U.S.

No. 06-35993.

509 F.3d 1028 (2007)

Carol BOLT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed December 3, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Sparks, Law Office of Robert A. Sparks, Fairbanks, AK, for the appellant.

Eric J. Feigin, Department of Justice, Civil Division, Washington, D.C., for the appellee.

Before: J. CLIFFORD WALLACE, JOHN T. NOONAN, and RICHARD A. PAEZ, Circuit Judges.


Opinion by Judge PAEZ; Concurrence by Judge WALLACE.

PAEZ, Circuit Judge:

After Carol Bolt fell on snow and ice in the common parking area of the U.S. Army apartment complex where she lived, in Fort Wainwright, Alaska, she brought a negligence claim against the United States pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act ("FTCA"), 28 U.S.C. § 1346. The district court held that the discretionary function exception to the FTCA's grant of jurisdiction, see<...

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