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VEILLETTE v. UNITED STATES

No. 78-1819.

615 F.2d 505 (1980)

Robert L. VEILLETTE and Marie P. Veillette, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

March 17, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence J. Teker, Trapp, Gayle, Teker, Lacy & Moore, Agana, Guam, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Eloise E. Davies, Washington, D. C., argued for defendant-appellee; Freddi Lipstein, Washington, D. C., on the brief.

Before KENNEDY and FLETCHER, Circuit Judges, and HANSON, District Judge.

FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:

The parents of Airman 1st Class Richard Veillette appeal from the dismissal of their wrongful death action brought against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671-2680 (1976 & Supp.1979) for alleged negligence by the doctors and employees at a United States Navy hospital on Guam. The district court held that the action was barred under the rule...

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