Marathon Bomber, Citing Prison Treatment, Sues For $250K

Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is suing the federal government for $250,000 after what he called "unreasonable" treatment, including having his baseball cap taken away and not being able to shower as much as he'd like.

Tsarnaev, 27, is serving life at Colorado supermax prison.

His lawsuit was first reported by The Boston Herald.

What the Herald said was Tsarnaev's "hand-written" lawsuit claimed the treatment he's experienced has contributed to his "mental and physical decline." The treatment includes having his white baseball cap and bandana taken from him and having his showers limited to three times a week.

ABC News reported a judge Tuesday called the filing "deficient" because it was missing information and a $402 filing fee.

In 2013, Tsarnaev and his older brother Tamerlan carried out an attack at the Boston Marathon finish line that left three dead and more than 200 injured. Tamerlan was killed in a gunfight with police, which also left Dzhokhar injured.

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was convicted of 30 charges against him, which included the killing of MIT officer Sean Collier. He was sentenced to death, a decision that was overturned last summer. The federal government has appealed the decision at the U.S. Supreme Court.