GAULT v. United States

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA GAINESVILLE DIVISION RUSSELL KEITH GAULT, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 1:20-cv-123-AW-GRJ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant. _______________________________/ ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO DISMISS This is a Federal Tort Claims Act case. The plaintiff, Russell Gault, alleges that he checked himself in to a VA hospital to address an “elevated mood episode” related to his bipolar disorder. See ECF No. 5 (“FAC”) at 6, 12. The facts—accepted at this point as true—are from Gault’s amended complaint. Unable to sleep, Gault asked the…