United States Seventh Circuit

In an action brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act, the district court is affirmed where it properly dismissed plaintiff's claim for inadequate medical care and is reversed where it erred in dismissing his negligent-reassignment and failure-to-protect claims.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/08/2002
• Decided 11/12/2003
• Published 11/12/2003

Judges

• ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, ROVNER, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Mary Beth Young (argued), Jones Day, Columbus, OH, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Samuel S. Miller (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.