Donahue v. United States of America

How courts have described this case

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• holding SEC investigation into Bernie Madoff barred by discretionary-function exception
• applying the exception to claims against the Securities and Exchange Commission for “myriad failures” and “grave errors” committed when investigating numerous complaints against Bernard “Bernie” Madoff, which prevented discovery of his fraudulent activities
• dismissing an FTCA claim against the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for negligently handling the investigation into the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme because “the SEC’s broad power to conduct investigations into securities law violations is discretionary in nature”

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