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Reynolds v. U.S.

United States District Court, N.D. Florida, Tallahassee Division
Jan 31, 2006
Case No. 4:04cv95/RV/EMT (N.D. Fla. Jan. 31, 2006)

Summary

holding that a claim for failure to provide seatbelts was "precluded by the exception to the waiver of sovereign immunity provided in section 2680 of the FTCA"

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Opinion

Case No. 4:04cv95/RV/EMT.

January 31, 2006


ORDER


This cause comes on for consideration upon the magistrate judge's report and recommendation dated January 5, 2006. Plaintiff has been furnished a copy of the report and recommendation and has been afforded an opportunity to file objections pursuant to Title 28, United States Code, Section 636(b)(1). I have made a de novo determination of all timely filed objections.

Having considered the report and recommendation, and all objections thereto timely filed, I have determined that the report and recommendation should be adopted.

Accordingly, it is now ORDERED as follows:

1. The magistrate judge's report and recommendation is adopted and incorporated by reference in this order.

2. Defendants' Motion For Summary Judgment (Doc. 47) is GRANTED.

3. Judgment shall be entered by the clerk in favor of Defendants.

DONE AND ORDERED.


Summaries of

Reynolds v. U.S.

United States District Court, N.D. Florida, Tallahassee Division
Jan 31, 2006
Case No. 4:04cv95/RV/EMT (N.D. Fla. Jan. 31, 2006)

holding that a claim for failure to provide seatbelts was "precluded by the exception to the waiver of sovereign immunity provided in section 2680 of the FTCA"

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describing safety risk seat belts posed to U.S. Marshals transporting prisoners

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explaining that "the decision of ... whether to use safety belts is inherently grounded in social policy considerations of providing security to the public and employees of the [U.S. Marshals Service] and protecting the safety of prisoners" and thus "the failure to provide safety belts was based upon the exercise of a discretionary function"

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Case details for

Reynolds v. U.S.

Case Details

Full title:FRED REYNOLDS, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, UNITED STATES…

Court:United States District Court, N.D. Florida, Tallahassee Division

Date published: Jan 31, 2006

Citations

Case No. 4:04cv95/RV/EMT (N.D. Fla. Jan. 31, 2006)

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