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Olson v. U.S.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Jan 6, 2006
433 F.3d 1091 (9th Cir. 2006)

Opinion

No. 03-15141.

January 6, 2006.

Thomas G. Cotter, Haralson, Miller, Pitt, Feldman McAnally, P.L.C., for the plaintiffs-appellants.

Peter D. Keisler, Mark B. Stern, and Dana J. Martin, Civil Division, Department of Justice, and Paul K. Charlton, United States Attorney, for the defendant-appellee.

On Remand From The United States Supreme Court. D.C. Nos. CV-01-00663-WDB, CV-02-00323-WDB.

Before B. FLETCHER and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges, and RESTANI, Chief Judge, United States Court of International Trade.

The Honorable Jane A. Restani, Chief Judge, United States Court of International Trade, sitting by designation.


ORDER

This case is remanded to the district court for further proceedings consistent with the decision of the United States Supreme Court in United States v. Olson, ___ U.S. ___, 126 S.Ct. 510, 163 L.Ed.2d 306 (2005). The plaintiffs-appellants shall be allowed to conduct discovery on whether the United States can be held liable under the Federal Tort Claims Act pursuant to a "private persons" analogy.


Summaries of

Olson v. U.S.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Jan 6, 2006
433 F.3d 1091 (9th Cir. 2006)
Case details for

Olson v. U.S.

Case Details

Full title:Joseph OLSON, Monica Olson, Javier Vargas, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Jan 6, 2006

Citations

433 F.3d 1091 (9th Cir. 2006)