Legal Opinion
Kenneth L. Celestine v. Veterans Administration Hospital
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 26, 1984No. 83-2511PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
Kenneth L. Celestine brought this action pro se against the Veterans Administration. His handwritten complaint alleged that he had been mistreated by employees of the Veterans Administration (VA), an agency of the United States. The District Court, interpreting the complaint as an attempt to allege a claim under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2671 et seq., dismissed for lack of jurisdiction, holding that plaintiff had not exhausted his administrative remedies by filing an administrative claim with the VA and then filing suit within six months after written…
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