Legal Opinion
Akran v. United States
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided February 4, 2014No. 12-CV-0929 (ENV)(JMA)PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
VITALIANO, District Judge.
Plaintiff Godson Akran, a United States citizen, filed this action asserting a false imprisonment claim against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671 et seq. Akran alleges that, after he was released from a term of imprisonment resulting from felony fraud convictions, immigration officials wrongfully detained him in connection with removal proceedings. The detention lasted approximately one year, from April of 2007 through April of 2008, despite Akraris status as an American citizen. The United…
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