Opinion ID: 200538
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Text: 5 Appellant Domingo Santana Rosa (Santana Rosa), a prisoner in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, was attacked and badly injured by another inmate wielding a tool referred to as a sweeping brush. He brought suit against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), 28 U.S.C. §§ 2671 et seq., anchoring jurisdiction on 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b). The district court granted the defendant's motion for summary judgment based, inter alia, on the discretionary function exception set forth within the FTCA at 28 U.S.C. § 2680(a). Santana Rosa has appealed this decision. 6 For the reasons set forth below, we conclude that the district court properly applied the exception and appropriately granted judgment pursuant to Fed. R.Civ.P. 56(c).