Gable v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ____________________________________ ) RICHARD MAURICE GABLE, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 12-1634 (ABJ) ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Defendant. ) ____________________________________) MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff Richard M. Gable, proceeding pro se, filed this action under the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”),

28 U.S.C. §§ 1346, 2674 et seq., in 2012. 1 Plaintiff alleged that in 2006, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Hospital (“VA Hospital”) negligently amputated his left leg at the knee and subsequently provided…