Case Name: Joseph OLSON, Monica Olson, Javier Vargas, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-01-06
Citations: 433 F.3d 1091
Docket Number: No. 03-15141
Parties: Joseph OLSON, Monica Olson, Javier Vargas, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.
Judges: Before B. FLETCHER and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges, and RESTANI, Chief Judge, United States Court of International Trade.
Reporter: Federal Reporter 3d Series
Volume: 433
Pages: 1091–1091

Head Matter:
Joseph OLSON, Monica Olson, Javier Vargas, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 03-15141.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Jan. 6, 2006.
Thomas G. Cotter, Haralson, Miller, Pitt, Feldman & McAnally, P.L.C., for the plaintiffs-appellants.
Peter D. Keisler, Mark B. Stern, and Dana J. Martin, Civil Division, Department of Justice, and Paul K. Charlton, United States Attorney, for the defendant-appellee.
Before B. FLETCHER and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges, and RESTANI, Chief Judge, United States Court of International Trade.
The Honorable Jane A. Restani, Chief Judge, United States Court of International Trade, sitting by designation.

Opinion:
ORDER
This case is remanded to the district court for further proceedings consistent with the decision of the United States Supreme Court in United States v. Olson, —U.S.-, 126 S.Ct. 510, 163 L.Ed.2d 306 (2005). The plaintiffs-appellants shall be allowed to conduct discovery on whether the United States can be held liable under the Federal Tort Claims Act pursuant to a "private persons" analogy.