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Ali v. Federal Bureau of Prisons, No. 06-9130 (U.S. Supreme Court) (552 U.S. 214; 128 S.Ct. 831) (January 22, 2008) (Justice Thomas)

Resolving a Circuit split, the Court held, by a 5-to-4 vote, that held that employees of the BOP are immune from lawsuits under the FTCA for mishandling personal property of inmates due to the exemption contained in 28 USC § 2680(c).

The Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346 ...

 

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