Marshall v. United States

DECISION AND ORDER

MARRERO, District Judge.

Plaintiff Ellis Marshall (“Marshall”) brought this action against the United States of America (the “Government”) under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346 et seq. (the “FTCA” or the “Act”) in connection with certain injuries he suffered following an assault by another inmate at the federal Metropolitan Correctional Center (the “MCC”) in New York. Before the Court is the Government’s motion for summary judgment. For the reasons discussed below, the motion is granted.

I. FACTS

According to the claim for injury Mar-shall filed with the MCC, the…