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Owens-El v. Brunson

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
Sep 5, 2012
477 F. App'x 27 (4th Cir. 2012)

Summary

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Opinion

No. 12-1183

09-05-2012

JAMES JOSEPH OWENS-EL, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. STEVEN BRUNSON; MARY JO WILLIAMS; NATALIE VALLANDINGHAM; PAUL R.A. HOWARD; JOYCE MCBRIDE; DAVID WANNAMAN; PATRICIA VINES; ISAAC FULWOOD; ATTORNEY GENERAL ERIC HOLDER; U.S. ATTORNEY ROD J. ROSENSTEIN, Defendants - Appellees.

James Joseph Owens-El, Appellant Pro Se. Larry David Adams, Assistant United States Attorney, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellees.


UNPUBLISHED

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore. William D. Quarles, Jr., District Judge. (1:11-cv-00523-WDQ) Before WILKINSON, KING, and THACKER, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. James Joseph Owens-El, Appellant Pro Se. Larry David Adams, Assistant United States Attorney, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellees. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM:

James Joseph Owens-El appeals the district court's order denying relief on his complaint filed pursuant to Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Fed. Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388 (1971). We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. Owens-El v. Brunson, No. 1:11-cv-00523-WDQ (D. Md. Dec. 14, 2012). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

Assuming that probation officers are law enforcement officers under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) and that the United States has waived its immunity with regard to certain of their intentional torts, see Ignacio v. United States, 674 F.3d 252, 253 (4th Cir. 2012), Owens-El's claims under the FTCA are subject to dismissal because he failed to exhaust his administrative remedies. See Ahmed v. United States, 30 F.3d 514, 516 (4th Cir. 1994).

AFFIRMED


Summaries of

Owens-El v. Brunson

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
Sep 5, 2012
477 F. App'x 27 (4th Cir. 2012)

recognizing that neither the Supreme Court nor the Fourth Circuit has announced the applicable standard

Summary of this case from Jones v. Chandrasuwan

recognizing that neither the SupremeCourt nor the Fourth Circuit has announced the applicable standard

Summary of this case from Jones v. Chandrasuwan
Case details for

Owens-El v. Brunson

Case Details

Full title:JAMES JOSEPH OWENS-EL, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. STEVEN BRUNSON; MARY JO…

Court:UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

Date published: Sep 5, 2012

Citations

477 F. App'x 27 (4th Cir. 2012)

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