Raymond Tate v. United States

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FEB 24 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

RAYMOND TATE, No. 23-55356

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 2:15-cv-09323-FMO-JPR

v.

MEMORANDUM*

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Defendant-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Fernando M. Olguin, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted February 18, 2025**

Before: SILVERMAN, WARDLAW, and DESAI, Circuit Judges.

Raymond Tate, a federal prisoner, appeals pro se from the district court’s

judgment following a bench trial in his action under the Federal Tort Claims Act

(“FTCA”) arising from a stabbing by another inmate. We have jurisdiction under

28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo the district court’s legal conclusions and for

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). clear error its findings of…