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CHAPA v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

No. 02-30931. Summary Calendar.

339 F.3d 388 (2003)

Arnulfo Chapa, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES Department of Justice; et al., Defendants, UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 5, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arnulfo Chapa, Beaumont, TX, pro se.

Thomas Burton Thompson, Asst. U.S. Atty., Lafayette, LA, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before JONES, STEWART and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Arnulfo Chapa, a federal prisoner, filed a suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act ("FTCA") alleging that he had tendered two boxes of personal items to employees of the Bureau of Prisons ("BOP") prior to being transferred from one correctional facility to another, but that only one box of his belongings was given to him at the new facility. By bringing his suit, Chapa sought to recover damages for the loss of his personal property. Upon the Government...

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