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Burke v. Gonzales

United States District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Dec 21, 2006
CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:06-CV-0573 (M.D. Pa. Dec. 21, 2006)

Summary

dismissing claim against federal official in official capacity by immigration detainee held in county jail

Summary of this case from Fagge v. Carbone

Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:06-CV-0573.

December 21, 2006


ORDER


AND NOW, this 21st day of December, 2006, upon consideration of the report of the magistrate judge (Doc. 29), to which no objections were filed, recommending that the motion to dismiss (Doc. 21), filed by defendants Alberto Gonzales and the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, be granted, and, following an independent review of the record, it is hereby ORDERED that:

1. The report and recommendation of the magistrate judge (Doc. 29) is ADOPTED.
2. The motion to dismiss (Doc. 21) is GRANTED as follows:
a. Plaintiff's claims under Bivens and the Federal Tort Claims Act against defendants Alberto Gonzalez and the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement are DISMISSED.
b. The United States is SUBSTITUTED as the proper defendant with respect to plaintiff's claim under the Federal Tort Claims Act.
c. Plaintiff's claim under the Federal Tort Claims Act against the United States is DISMISSED without prejudice for lack of jurisdiction.
3. The above-captioned case is REMANDED to the magistrate judge for further proceedings on plaintiff's remaining claims against defendant Thomas Hogan, Warden of York County Prison, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

Bivens v. Six Unknown Federal Narcotics Agents, 403 U.S. 388 (1971).


Summaries of

Burke v. Gonzales

United States District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Dec 21, 2006
CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:06-CV-0573 (M.D. Pa. Dec. 21, 2006)

dismissing claim against federal official in official capacity by immigration detainee held in county jail

Summary of this case from Fagge v. Carbone
Case details for

Burke v. Gonzales

Case Details

Full title:EVELYN BURKE, Plaintiff v. ALBERTO GONZALES, et al., Defendants

Court:United States District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania

Date published: Dec 21, 2006

Citations

CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:06-CV-0573 (M.D. Pa. Dec. 21, 2006)

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