Legal Opinion
Sypert v. United States
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 28, 1983No. Civ. A. 81-3217PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
JOHN LEWIS SMITH, Jr., District Judge.
Henry Sypert brings this action against the United States of America and the Department of Justice under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b), for damages allegedly caused by the defendant’s negligence in exposing Sypert to the active tuberculosis of a fellow prison inmate. The action is now before the Court on defendant’s motion for summary judgment.
On approximately October 30, 1979, Sypert was placed in a holding cell in the Federal Correctional Institution in Peters-burg, Virginia. The holding cell area had previously been…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Hughes v. MooreSupreme Court of Virginia · 1973
- Naccash v. BurgerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1982
- Plummer v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- William J. Garber and John J. Hurley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
- Soldinger v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1965
3Cited by8 opinions
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- Ball v. Joy Technologies, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992
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