Legal Opinion
Woodruff v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 23, 2018No. Civil Action No. 16–1884 (RDM)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RANDOLPH D. MOSS, United States District Judge
Plaintiff, proceeding pro se , originally brought this action against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act ("FTCA"), 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b)(1). Dkt. 1. He contends that while he was incarcerated at the Gilmer Federal Correction Institution ("FCI Gilmer") in West Virginia, another inmate "assaulted him in the recreation yard." Woodruff v. United States , No. 16-1884, 2017 WL 4286190, at *1 (D.D.C. Sept. 26, 2017). Plaintiff seeks to hold the United States liable for his injuries on the grounds that "the prison lacked adequate security…
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