AL-KASSAR v. JULIAN

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA TERRE HAUTE DIVISION MONZER AL-KASSAR, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No. 2:18-cv-00086-JPH-MKK ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Defendant. ) FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW Monzer al-Kassar, who is incarcerated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), brings claims against the United States for negligence under the Federal Tort Claims Act,

28 U.S.C. § 2671

et seq. (FTCA), and for infliction of emotional distress under state law. He alleges that he was subject to conditions tantamount to torture, including unbearable heat and noise,…