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Lopez v. United States

Certiorari Denied

Petition for certiorari denied on October 1, 2012.

Docket No.11-1367
Op. Below5th Cir.

Issue

Whether, under the Federal Tort Claims Act, a government employee"s outright failure to perform a mandatory act is shielded by the discretionary function exception on the theory that performance of the act permits some exercise of judgment?

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