Legal Opinion
Frank Douglas v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 29, 2016No. 14-11444PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARTIN, Circuit Judge:
Frank Douglas, a federal inmate, appeals the District Court’s dismissal of his Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) case. He claims that a Bureau of Prisons (BOP) official withheld wages he was owed for his work while incarcerated. The District Court held that this claim was barred by the FTCA’s discretionary function exception. Mr. Douglas also filed related claims of discrimination, retaliation, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. The District Court dismissed these other claims based on the FTCA’s exhaustion requirements. We reverse the District Court on the…
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