Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b) 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b)(1) 28 U.S.C. § 2671 28 U.S.C. § 2680(b) 39 U.S.C. § 201 39 U.S.C. § 401(1) 39 U.S.C. § 409(c) Supreme Court 453 U.S. 114, 121-122 465 U.S. 848 540 U.S. 736, 739-747 546 U.S. 481 Circuit Courts 569 F.2d 181, 185 116 F.3d 988, 990-991 302 F.3d 985 355 F.3d 118 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(d)(2)