Townsend v. United States Department of Justice

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit May 7, 2004

Townsend v. United States Department of Justice, 96 F. App'x 436 (8th Cir. 2004)

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

Rickey Townsend appeals the district court’s1 dismissal of his civil rights action. After de novo review, we agree with the district court that the federal-agency defendants were entitled to sovereign immunity, that the court lacked personal jurisdiction over the remaining defendants who raised the defense, and that the claims against Robert Tomlinson failed on their merits.

Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

. The Honorable Donovan W. Frank, United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota, adopting the report and recommendations of the Honorable Susan Richard Nelson, United States Magistrate Judge for the District of Minnesota.

Reference

Full Case Name: Rickey TOWNSEND v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE John Ashcroft, individually and in his official capacity as the present Attorney General of the United States of America Janet Reno, individually and in her official capacity as the former Attorney General of the United States of America Bureau of Prisons, sued as the Federal Bureau of Prisons Kathy Hawk, individually and in her official capacity as the Director of the Bureau of Prisons Christopher Erlewine, individually and in his official capacity as Assistant Director of the General Counsel for the Bureau of Prisons R.L. Stiff, individually and in his official capacity as Warden of the Federal Correctional Institution, Oxford, WI Theador Edgecomb, individually and in his official capacity as a Senior Officer EEO, Black Affairs, Counselor at the Federal Correctional Institution, Oxford, WI Viki Borkz, individually and in her official capacity as EEO Counselor at the Federal Correctional Institution, Oxford, WI Angela Crosby, individually and in her official capacity as a EEO Specialist Caroline Sapla, individually and in her official capacity as a general counsel attorney for the Bureau of Prisons Sarah Nagy, individually and in her official capacity as a private attorney Robert Tomlinson, individually and in his official capacity as a private attorney
Status: Published