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The United States Supreme Court in Berkovitz v. US created a two-part test for use of the “discretionary immunity” exemption found in FTCA. The first step requires analyzing the nature of the conduct. If the questioned conduct is not an optional matter but instead is an action mandated by a federal statute or policy, then the discretionary ... ................
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