Legal Opinion
Robert S. Ortloff v. United States of America, Robert Barrix, Thomas Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 11, 2003No. 01-2725PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
Robert S. Ortloff, a federal prisoner, sued the United States and several prison officials under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2680, seeking damages for the prison officials’ alleged destruction of his personal property. Because some of the property allegedly destroyed included materials related to several of Ortloffs pending lawsuits, he also alleged an access-to-courts claim. The district court dismissed Ortloffs aceess-to-courts claim and, following a bench trial, ruled in favor of the defendants on the merits of Ortloffs FTCA claim. Ortloff appeals. We…
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