Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1291 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b)(1) 28 U.S.C. § 2680(a) Supreme Court 306 U.S. 381, 388 346 U.S. 15, 24 467 U.S. 797, 808-814 486 U.S. 531, 536 499 U.S. 315, 325 Circuit Courts 633 F.2d 599, 614 686 F.2d 616, 618 689 F.2d 789, 793 712 F.2d 490, 506-514 800 F.2d 1187, 1196 885 F.2d 1207, 1213 117 F.3d 495, 501-506 238 F.3d 464, 466 367 F.3d 38, 54 393 F.3d 155, 162-163 483 F.3d 824, 828