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JONES v. U.S.

No. 12-3275.

727 F.3d 844 (2013)

Timmy JONES, Plaintiff-Appellant v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 16, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward Austin Zimmerman , argued, Edina, MN, for appellant.

Paul Petraborg , argued, Saint Louis, MO, for appellee.

Before RILEY, Chief Judge, GRUENDER and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

BENTON, Circuit Judge.

The Department of Veterans Affairs improperly withheld Timmy Jones's benefits beginning in 2006. It believed he had an outstanding warrant. Over the next three years, he tried to get the VA to restore his benefits. In 2012, he sued under the Federal Tort Claims Act, alleging negligent withholding of benefits. The district court1 dismissed Jones's case for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. Having jurisdiction under...

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