Legal Opinion
Saunders v. United States
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided August 13, 2007No. Civil Action 4:06cv16PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION and ORDER
WALTER D. KELLEY, JR., District Judge.
Plaintiff Michael D. Saunders (“Saunders”) brings this action under the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”), 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b), 2671, et seq., seeking to hold the United States liable for injuries that he suffered during a fight at the Western Tidewater Regional Jail (“WTRJ”) located in Suffolk, Virginia. At the time of the fight, Saunders was in federal custody, but housed in the WTRJ pursuant to a standing Service Agreement between the WTRJ and the United States Marshals Service (“Marshals Service”). Because the United States has not…
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