Legal Opinion
Muniz v. United States
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 21, 1968No. 60 Civ. 1624PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION, FINDINGS OF FACT and CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
LEVET, District Judge.
The plaintiff, Carlos Muniz (“Muniz”), has sued the United States of America because of injuries by assaults by other inmates received by him on August 24, 1959 while an inmate at a Federal Correctional Institution at Dan-bury, Connecticut.
The action is based upon the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 1346(b), 2671-2680, and 18 U.S.C.A. § 4042. United States v. Muniz, 374 U.S. 150, 83 S.Ct. 1850, 10 L.Ed.2d 805 (1963), affirming Muniz v. United States of America, 305 F.2d 285 (2nd Cir. 1962).
This court directed that…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Dalehite v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Indian Towing Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- United States v. MunizSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Beckwith v. Town of StratfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1942
- Nehring v. Connecticut Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1912
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Richard Leander Ferebee, Jr. v. Chevron Chemical CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
- John R. Jones v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Rita Jean Vasina, as of the Estate of William Arthur Vasina, Deceased v. Grumman Corp. And Grumman Aerospace Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- Saunders v. StateSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1982
- Harris v. StateSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1972
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