Cornelius Martin, II v. United States

Plaintiff-Appellant Cornelius Martin, II, a pro se federal prisoner, appeals the district court’s dismissal of his complaint, which raised claims under the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2671 et seq., and Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of the Fed. Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388, 91 S.Ct. 1999, 29 L.Ed.2d 619 (1971). The district court dismissed the complaint without prejudice because Martin’s allegation of poverty was untrue, 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(A). No reversible error has been shown; we affirm.

Martin’s FTCA claim stemmed from an injury he received when he tripped on…