Jackson v. Kotter

U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit · Decided 2008-09-02

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KANNE, Circuit Judge. After suffering back injuries on two occasions while incarcerated at the United States Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana, Michael Jackson brought a lawsuit against employees of the prison. He raised a negligence claim under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), see 28 U.S.C. § 2679 , and constitution…

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