Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1346 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b) 28 U.S.C. § 2674 28 U.S.C. § 2680(h) Supreme Court 312 U.S. 584, 586 346 U.S. 15, 31 366 U.S. 696, 706-707 424 U.S. 392, 399 460 U.S. 289, 296-297 510 U.S. 471, 475 Circuit Courts 484 F.2d 45, 49 517 F.2d 1034, 1035 528 F.2d 441, 443 661 F.2d 740, 742 661 F.2d 1206, 1209 662 F.2d 287, 288-289 685 F.2d 324, 325 698 F.2d 1174, 1176 788 F.2d 1528, 1534 912 F.2d 352, 355-356 936 F.2d 956, 960 942 F.2d 954, 958 986 F.2d 716, 719 6 F.3d 343, 347 117 F.3d 495, 499 201 F.3d 1348, 1351