Opinion ID: 764874
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Heading: standard of review

Text: 14 The government moved to dismiss the FTCA claims under Rules 12(b)(1) and (6), and the court treated the motion as one to dismiss for failure to state a claim under Rule 12(b)(6). See Franklin III, 970 F.Supp. at 860-61. 9 As the court recognized, it must convert a Rule 12(b)(1) motion to one under Rule 12(b)(6), or for summary judgment,  '[i]f the jurisdictional question is intertwined with the merits of the case.'  Bell v. United States, 127 F.3d 1226, 1228 (10th Cir.1997) (quoting Wheeler v. Hurdman, 825 F.2d 257, 259 (10th Cir.1987)). Whether the discretionary-function exception applies is such a question. See id.; Tippett v. United States, 108 F.3d 1194, 1196 (10th Cir.1997). This court reviews de novo a Rule 12(b)(6) dismissal. See Tippett, 108 F.3d at 1196-97.