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· 6/8/1995

Felix Valdez v. United States

Citations

  • 56 F.3d 1177
  • 95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 4274
  • 1995 U.S. App. LEXIS 13929
  • 1995 WL 338571

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that discretionary act prong satisfied where suggestive Park Service policy guidelines at issue
  • holding that discretionary act prong satisfied where suggestive Park Service policy guidelines at issue
  • holding policy was 5 discretionary because government “cannot apprise the public of every potential danger”
  • finding that while the “policy guidelines certainly outline general policy goals regarding visitor safety, the means by which NPS employees meet these goals necessarily involves an exercise of discretion”
  • finding that while the “policy guidelines certainly outline general policy goals regarding visitor safety, the means by which NPS employees meet these goals necessarily involves an exercise of discretion”
  • maximizing access and preservation of natural resources versus the need to minimize potential safety hazards

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Judges: Gibson, Hug, Ferguson

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