Legal Opinion

Sledge v. United States

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided July 13, 2010No. Case RWT 06cv742PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ROGER W. TITUS, District Judge.

Plaintiffs instituted this action against the United States of America pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346, 2671-2680 (2006). Defendant moves to dismiss the complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction under the discretionary function exception of the FTCA and for failure to state a claim. Alternatively, Defendant moves to transfer the case to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania or the Western District of Missouri.

BACKGROUND

On October 15, 2002, inmate Rico Woodland (a/k/a…

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