C. A. 1st Cir. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 86-528, 790 F. 2d 199 ; No. 86-202, 795 F. 2d 76 .
with whom Justice Blackmun joins,
dissenting.
These cases present the question whether the discretionary-function exception to liability under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U. S. C. § 2680 (a), encompasses governmental decisions involving allocation of resources. The Court of Appeals in these cases held that such decisions are covered by the discretionary-function exception. 790 F. 2d 199 , 202 (CA1 1986). Other Courts of Appeals have rejected this view. See Eklof Marine Corp. v. United States, 762 F. 2d 200 , 204 (CA2 1985). See also Aslakson v. United States, 790 F. 2d 688 , 693 (CA8 1986). I would grant one of these petitions to resolve the conflict.