23-2221·CIVIL
Penny Jo Barnett v. United States of America
Affirmed
Status
- Scheduled
- Argued
- Opinion Issued (current)
Question Presented
Whether district court erred in applying Discretionary Function Exception to immunize government for failure to maintain navigational aid lighting system warning boaters of dike.
Argument Date
November 1, 2024
Argument Time
8:30 a.m.
Panel
IV
Courtroom
Gold Courtroom (Room 348)
Lower Court Judge
Norton
Panel
Judge Wilkinson
Judge Quattlebaum
Judge Heytens
Citation
CasePenny Jo Barnett v. United States of America, No. 23-2221 (4th Cir. Mar. 19, 2025)
PanelWilkinson, Quattlebaum & Heytens, JJ.
Arguing Counsel
Panel That Day
3 of 3 cases argued November 1, 2024 before this panel have been decided.
Decided
23-2221· This case
Penny Jo Barnett v. United States of America
Authored by Judge Quattlebaum
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Authored by Judge Wilkinson
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Authored by Judge Heytens
Opinions
- Read opinion ↗March 19, 2025Majorityby Quattlebaum
Disposition
Affirmed
March 19, 2025