Brown v. United States

MEMORANDUM OPINION

GLEN E. CONRAD, District Judge.

William Brown, a federal inmate proceeding with counsel, filed this action under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671-2680. Brown seeks to hold the United States liable for injuries that he sustained during an attack by another inmate at the United States Penitentiary in Lee County, Virginia. The United States has moved to dismiss the complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction on the basis of sovereign immunity. For the following reasons, the court will grant the United States’ motion.

Background

Brown is presently…