BILLINGSLEY v. U.S.

No. 00-2814

251 F.3d 696 (2001)

Joe Billingsley, Appellant, v. United States of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: June 5, 2001


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Lewis, Hot Springs, AR, for appellant.

Robert S. Greenspan, Robert D. Kamenshine, Appellate Staff, U.S. Atty's General Office, Washington, DC (David W. Ogden, Asst. Atty. General, P.K. Holmes, III, U.S. Atty., on the brief), for appellee.

Before MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, and HEANEY, Circuit Judges, and TUNHEIM, District Judge.


PER CURIAM.

Appellant Joe Billingsley filed an action in district court alleging negligent supervision of a government employee pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), 28 U.S.C. §§ 2671-2680. The district court granted the government's motion to dismiss, concluding that Billingsley's claim was barred by an exception to the FTCA precluding, in part, suits "arising out of assault, battery, or false imprisonment." 28 U.S.C. § 2680(h). Billingsley...

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