ORTLOFF v. U.S.

No. 01-2725.

335 F.3d 652 (2003)

Robert S. ORTLOFF, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Robert Barrix, Thomas Johnson, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 11, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William E. Padgett (argued), Barnes & Thornburg, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Jacob M. Lewis, Kathleen A. Kane (argued), Dept. of Justice, Civil Div., Appellate Section, Washington, DC, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before COFFEY, MANION, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.


MANION, Circuit Judge.

Robert S. Ortloff, a federal prisoner, sued the United States and several prison officials under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2680, seeking damages for the prison officials' alleged destruction of his personal property. Because some of the property allegedly destroyed included materials related to several of Ortloff's pending lawsuits, he also alleged an access-to-courts claim. The district court dismissed Ortloff's access-to...

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