CELESTINE v. VETERANS ADMIN. HOSP.

No. 83-2511.

746 F.2d 1360 (1984)

Kenneth L. CELESTINE, Appellant, v. VETERANS ADMINISTRATION HOSPITAL, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided October 26, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda K. Davis, Kansas City, Mo., for appellant.

Larry D. Coleman, Asst. U.S. Atty., Kansas City, Mo., for appellee.

Before LAY, Chief Judge, McMILLIAN and ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.


ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

Kenneth L. Celestine brought this action pro se against the Veterans Administration. His handwritten complaint alleged that he had been mistreated by employees of the Veterans Administration (VA), an agency of the United States. The District Court, interpreting the complaint as an attempt to allege a claim under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2671 et seq., dismissed for lack of jurisdiction, holding that plaintiff had not...

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