Drake v. United States of America

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA JOSEPH F. DRAKE, : Civil No. 1:20-CV-0972 : Plaintiff, : : v. : : UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, : : Defendant. : Judge Jennifer P. Wilson MEMORANDUM Before the court is a motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction and failure to state a claim filed by the United States of America (“Government”). (Doc. 26.) The Government argues Plaintiff Joseph Drake’s Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”) claim against the Bureau of Prisons (“BOP”) premised upon

18 U.S.C. § 4042

is barred by the discretionary function exception to the FTCA.…