Legal Opinion
James Bultema v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 23, 2004No. 02-3490PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROGERS, Circuit Judge.
While sleeping, James Bultema fell from the top bunk of his federal prison bed and injured his knee. Bultema had previously been given a form that required him to receive a bottom bunk, but he did not deliver this form to the prison official in charge of his unit before the accident. Bultema sued the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act, alleging that several acts of prison negligence caused his injury. The district court granted summary judgment on behalf of the Government. The Government contends that summary judgment was proper because of the…
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