Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b) 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b)(1) 28 U.S.C. § 2680(a) 28 U.S.C. § 2680(h) Supreme Court 530 U.S. 1, 6 533 U.S. 656, 662 Circuit Courts 594 F.2d 423 653 F.2d 196 661 F.2d 1206, 1209 819 F.2d 1289, 1298 917 F.2d 1552 972 F.2d 1230, 1236 50 F.3d 950, 953 102 F.3d 486, 488 108 F.3d 1329, 1333 123 F.3d 1435 147 F.3d 1316, 1317 147 F.3d 1344, 1351 157 F.3d 1271, 1282 169 F.3d 683, 687 197 F.3d 1368, 1373 204 F.3d 1069, 1076 216 F.3d 970, 977 225 F.3d 1201, 1206 273 F.3d 936, 948 278 F.3d 1245, 1255 370 F.3d 1252, 1265-1266 377 F.3d 1173, 1179 400 F.3d 857, 862 455 F.3d 1261, 1267 475 F.3d 1228, 1231 486 F.3d 1248, 1252 504 F.3d 1208, 1210 532 F.3d 1294, 1300-1301