Legal Opinion
Kristopher Dykstra v. US Bureau of Prisons
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 6, 1998No. 97-3410PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
Kristopher Dykstra brought a Bivens 1 action against the United States Bureau of Prisons alleging that prison officials violated his rights under the Eighth Amendment. He also sued under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b) (1994), claiming that prison officials 1) were negligent in failing to protect him from an assault, and 2) were negligent in treating his post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The District Court dismissed Dykstra’s Eighth Amendment claim. Next, the court dismissed Dykstra’s claim that prison officials were negligent in failing to…
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- United States v. OrleansSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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