· 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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