United States Fourth Circuit

Dismissal of inmate plaintiff's suit under the Federal Torts Claim Act (FTCA) alleging that the negligence of a Bureau of Prison officer caused the loss of his property is reversed where the officer at issue was not covered by an exception to the waiver of sovereign immunity under the FTCA.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/25/2006
• Published 01/25/2006

Judges

• Before WILLIAMS, KING, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Alistair Elizabeth Newbern, Supervising Attorney, Georgetown University Law Center, Appellate Litigation Program, Washington, D.C., for Appellant.  Robert P. McIntosh, Assistant United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Steven H. Goldblatt, Director, Heather Kissel, Student Counsel, Randi Wallach, Student, Georgetown University Law Center, Appellate Litigation Program, Washington, D.C., for Appellant.  Paul J. McNulty, United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee.