Charles R. Goddard v. District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency, a Corporation, Charles R. Goddard v. United States

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• noting that appropriations supported a determination that the District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency was a federal agency under the FTCA
• affirming dismissal because, inter alia, FTCA complaint “must name the United States as defendant”
• placing substantial weight on the fact that “the Agency receives direct appropriations from Congress”
• delays in condemnation proceedings were discretionary and thus protected by immunity
• “Suits based on torts allegedly committed by the Agency or by its employees acting in an official capacity are maintainable, if at all, under the provisions of the Tort Claims Act, and must name the United States as defendant.”
• “Suits based on torts allegedly committed by the Agency or by its employees acting in an official capacity are maintainable, if at all, under the provisions of the Tort Claims Act, and must name the United States as a defendant.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).