Johnson v. United States

735 F.Supp. 1 (1990)

Arlene A. JOHNSON, Plaintiff,

v.

The UNITED STATES, Defendant.

Civ. A. No. 89-2633.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

April 12, 1990.

Irving Starr, Arlington, Va., for plaintiff.

Sharon Cohen, Asst. U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., for defendant.

MEMORANDUM ORDER

JOHN H. PRATT, District Judge.

I. Introduction

Plaintiff Arlene A. Johnson brings this action against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2671-2680 (1988) ("FTCA"), alleging that Army physicians and medical personnel negligently misadvised her for almost four months that she had…