Gottlieb v. United States

ENTRY ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

DAVID F. HAMILTON, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff Avram Gottlieb, a former inmate of the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Indiana, brought this negligence action against the United States government pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”). In October 2002, Gottlieb suffered a detached retina in his right eye, and Bureau of Prisons staff transferred him to Terre Haute Regional Hospital for emergency treatment. Gottlieb contends here that the BOP staff either knew or should have known that his condition would not be (and allegedly was…