United States Seventh Circuit

The district court properly exercised jurisdiction over a prisoner's Federal Tort Claims Act claim for prison officials' alleged destruction of his personal property, because 28 U.S.C. section 2680(c) only excepts law enforcement officers performing customs or excise functions, but the claim fails on the merits.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/13/2003
• Decided 07/11/2003
• Published 07/11/2003

Judges

• MANION, Circuit Judge., Before COFFEY, MANION, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• William E. Padgett (argued), Barnes & Thornburg, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jacob M. Lewis, Kathleen A. Kane (argued), Dept. of Justice, Civil Div., Appellate Section, Washington, DC, for Defendants-Appellees.