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ASHFORD v. U.S.

No. 05-41482.

511 F.3d 501 (2007)

Edward Dwayne ASHFORD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America; Ronald Thompson, Regional Director; Jonothan Dobre, Warden, R. White, Correctional Counselor, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 19, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward Dwayne Ashford, Calipatria, CA, pro se.

Andrea Lynn Parker, Asst. U.S. Atty., Beaumont, TX, for U.S.

Before REAVLEY, SMITH and GARZA, Circuit Judges.

REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:

Edward Ashford sued several defendants on a variety of causes of action after he was violently assaulted in prison. Each defendant was granted summary judgment. Ashford contends here that the district court erred only in granting the United States summary judgment on his negligence claim under the Federal Tort Claims Act ("FTCA"). The district court ruled that the FTCA's discretionary-function exception shielded the United States from suit...

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