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This document summarizes a 2000 appeals court case about whether the United States had sovereign immunity from a lawsuit alleging that U.S. Customs agents negligently caused a fishing boat to sink during a search. The court held that the "discretionary function exception" applied, meaning the government was immune. The exception preserves immunity for actions involving policy judgments. The broad statutory authority for Customs searches left agents discretion, and deciding which boats to search balanced pol

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