Chapa v. United States Department of Justice

Arnulfo Chapa, a federal prisoner, filed a suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”) alleging that he had tendered two boxes of personal items to employees of the Bureau of Prisons (“BOP”) prior to being transferred from one correctional facility to another, but that only one box of his belongings was given to him at the new facility. By bringing his suit, Chapa sought to recover damages for the loss of his personal property. Upon the Government’s motion under Fed.R.CivP. 12(b)(1), the district court dismissed Chapa’s suit for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Chapa now appeals that…