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Discretionary Exception Bars Federal Tort Claim For Cellmate Attack
A federal prisoner filed a Federal Tort Claims Act complaint
alleging the Government was negligent in failing to prevent his cellmate
from attacking him. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
affirmed an Illinois district court's judgment under the discretionary
function exception which barred suit against the United ...
alleging the Government was negligent in failing to prevent his cellmate
from attacking him. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
affirmed an Illinois district court's judgment under the discretionary
function exception which barred suit against the United ...
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