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SPEARS v. UNITED STATES

Civ. A. No. 2297.

266 F.Supp. 22 (1967)

Gilbert Lewis SPEARS, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, United States Deputy Marshal Menis Adkins, Dr. Tom J. Altizer, and Cabell Huntington Hospital, Defendants.

United States District Court S. D. West Virginia, Huntington Division.

April 6, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gilbert Lewis Spears, pro se.

Milton J. Ferguson, U. S. Atty., Huntington, W. Va., for defendant, the United States.

W. Warren Upton, Asst. U. S. Atty., Charleston, W. Va., for defendant U. S. Deputy Marshal Menis Adkins.

No appearance for defendant Dr. Tom J. Altizer.

Edward W. Eardley, Steptoe & Johnson, Charleston, W. Va., for defendant Cabell Huntington Hospital.

CHRISTIE, District Judge:

This civil action is to recover damages for personal injuries under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 1346(b), 2671 et seq., for certain alleged tortious acts that took place while plaintiff was in the custody of a federal officer prior to his having pleaded guilty to a charge of armed robbery and for which he was sentenced to a term of 15 years imprisonment by this Court. Plaintiff sought and was granted leave, under...

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