Rossini v. United States

82 F.3d 423 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Suzen ROSSINI, surviving spouse of Bernard G. Rossini, deceased, etc.; Petrina Blackmer, surviving spouse of Joel Blackmer, deceased, etc.; Cathie Hederman, surviving spouse of Francis Anthony Hederman, deceased, etc. et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee. No. 94-17124. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 11, 1996. Decided April 9, 1996. 1 Before: HALL and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges and WEINER, District Judge. * 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Appellants, the surviving family members of a group of airmen who were shot down while flying a humanitarian mission to Morocco, challenge the district court's order dismissing their claim for lack of subject matter jurisdiction under the foreign country exception of the Federal Torts Claim Act ("FTCA"). 28 U.S.C. § 1346 (b), § 2860(k). We affirm. 4 Under the FTCA, the federal government may be sued for…