Michael Antonelli v. Mark Tipton

Former federal inmate Michael Antonel-li brought suit for damages under Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Fed. Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388, 91 S.Ct. 1999, 29 L.Ed.2d 619 (1971), and the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) against officials at the Federal Correctional Complex in Arkansas. He alleged that defendants retaliated against him for filing grievances, and violated his First and Eighth Amendment rights, as well as his right to due process. The district court 1 dismissed the complaint under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A for failure to state a claim. Anto-nelli appeals. After careful de novo…