Reynoso v. United States

ORDER

WEIGEL, District Judge.

Plaintiff, a former inpatient at the Veteran’s Administration (VA) Hospital in San Francisco, brings suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671 et seq., for damages allegedly caused by the failure of VA medical personnel to grant plaintiff’s request for admission for further psychiatric care. Such failure allegedly caused plaintiff’s suicide attempt on March 10, 1978. Defendant moves to dismiss or, in the alternative', for summary judgment on the ground that plaintiff’s failure to document his claim at the administrative stage, as requested…