Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit October 27, 2003, 02-55516 (Marlon Bramwell v. U.S. Bureau of Prisons)

TALLMAN, Circuit Judge.

We must decide whether the seizure and inadvertent destruction of an inmate’s property by correctional officers gives rise to a cause of action against the U.S. Bureau of Prisons (BOP) under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), 28 U.S.C. § 2671, et seq.