Tort Claims Against Federal Prison Officials • State Court Jurisdiction Over Federal Prison • Federal Tort Claims Act
Holz v. Reese, PICS Case No. 16-0666 (Pa. Super. May 18, 2016) (memorandum) Mundy, J. (7 pages).
The trial court lacked subject matter jurisdiction to hear a prisoner’s tort claims against federal prison officials, where such tort claims fell under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), which restricted jurisdiction over such claims to the federal courts. Order of the trial court affirmed.
