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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 11 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Joseph Buechel v. United States.

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1 Joseph Buechel v. United States Anchor
ca7 · 2014
green “federal inmates may bring suit for injuries they sustain in custody as a consequence of the negligence of prison officials.” 6
2 Parrott v. United States
ca7 · 2008
green “whether the duty was breached and whether the breach was the proximate cause of the plaintiff's injuries.” 5

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