1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 810 F.2d
  5. 810 F.2d 461 (1987)
 

SCHEPPAN v. UNITED STATES

No. 86-1066.

810 F.2d 461 (1987)

Jeanette SCHEPPAN, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided February 5, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark J. Brice (Glenn K. Garnes; Koonz, McKenney & Johnson on brief) for appellant.

Dwight G. Rabuse, Appellate Staff, Dept. of Justice, Civil Division (Richard K. Willard, Asst. Atty. Gen., Justin W. Williams, U.S. Atty. on brief), for appellee.

Before WINTER, Chief Judge, BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge, and MACKENZIE, Senior United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, sitting by designation.

BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge:

Jeanette Scheppan appeals the dismissal of her medical malpractice action against the United States. We affirm the judgment of the district court, because Scheppan's status as a commissioned officer of the Public Health Service bars her from suing the government for service connected injuries.

Scheppan was admitted for elective surgery to the Indian Health Service Hospital in Tuba City, Arizona. Scheppan served at the hospital...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases