YOUNG v. U.S.

No. 13-30094.

727 F.3d 444 (2013)

Diamond YOUNG; Elizabeth Baldwell; Judy Baldwell; Earl Keith Bardwell; Edward Bigner, Sr.; et al, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 21, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald Wayne Price (argued), Due', Price, Guidry, Piedrahita & Andrews, Baton Rouge, LA, Byard M. Edwards, Jr. , Hammond, LA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Brock Darren Dupre (argued), Jason M. Bigelow , Peter M. Mansfield , Assistant U.S. Attorneys, U.S. Attorney's Office, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before STEWART, Chief Judge, and DAVIS and WIENER, Circuit Judges.


WIENER, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiffs-Appellants ("plaintiffs") are landowners who seek damages from the United States ("the government") under the Federal Tort Claims Act ("FTCA") for its role in the design, construction, and maintenance of a portion of a highway that, plaintiffs allege, prevents sufficient drainage during periods of heavy rainfall. The district court dismissed plaintiffs' action for lack of jurisdiction after determining that they had filed their claims...

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