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Duke v. Cmty. Health Connections, Inc.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided January 11, 2019No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 18-10294-TSHPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND MEMORANDUM ON DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS (Docket No. 10)
HILLMAN, D.J.
Gordon Duke ("Plaintiff") brought a negligence claim against the United States of America ("Defendant") under the Federal Torts Claims Act ("FTCA") claiming that Dr. Terry F. Osborne, II ("Dr. Osborne") negligently prescribed him amphetamines, causing injury and damage after he relapsed into addiction. Defendant moves to dismiss Plaintiff's claim because he failed to timely file an administrative claims pursuant to the FTCA (Docket No. 10). For the reasons stated below, Defendant's motion is denied.
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