(DOWNLOAD) "Spotts v. United States" by United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit " Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Spotts v. United States
- Author : United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- Release Date : January 30, 2010
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 66 KB
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The plaintiffs--appellants, 453 present and former inmates of the Federal Correctional Complex, United States Penitentiary, in Beaumont, Texas, appeal the district courts dismissal of their claims under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) against the United States in connection with the decision made by Gerardo Maldonado, the Regional Director of the South Central Region of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, not to evacuate the Penitentiary in the aftermath of Hurricane Rita. The plaintiffs also challenge the district courts denial of leave to amend their complaint to add Bivens claims against individual Penitentiary officials. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm.