Legal Opinion
Mark Vinzant v. USA
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 4, 2012No. 11-30034UnpublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM: *
Mark A. Vinzant, pro se, appeals an adverse judgment following a bench trial on his personal injury claims. For the following reasons, we AFFIRM the district court’s judgment.
I
On July 7, 2005, Vinzant, a federal prisoner at that time, was riding with other prisoners in a transport van (the “trailing van”) driven by a United States Marshal. The van was following another transport van (the “lead van”), driven by another Marshal and also containing prisoners. The prisoners were shackled but were not restrained by seatbelts. When the lead van made a sudden stop, the trailing van…
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