Macharia, Merania v. United States

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• holding that FTCA foreign country exception applied to injuries occurring at a United States embassy
• holding that the plaintiff failed to establish the existence of a “federal statute, regulation or policy” for providing security to foreign service officers at various embassies
• holding that because subject matter jurisdiction focuses on the court’s power to hear the claim, the court must give the plaintiff’s factual allegations closer scrutiny when resolving a Rule 12(b)(1) motion than would be required for a Rule 12(b)(6
• finding that decisions regarding the training of guards and embassy employees, and the amount of security-related guidance that should be provided to those employees, fall under the discretionary-function exception
• finding that decisions regarding the training of guards and embassy employees, and the amount of security-related guidance that should be provided, entail the balancing of competing demands and therefore fall under the discretionary func tion exception
• applying the discretionary function rule to a lawsuit alleging negligence related to the security of a United States embassy

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