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CHAMPAGNE v. U.S.

No. 92-3321.

40 F.3d 946 (1994)

Debra CHAMPAGNE, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Ricky Champagne, and Richard Champagne, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Ricky Champagne, Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided November 21, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alice R. Senechal, Grand Forks, ND, argued (Roger R. Sundling, on the brief), for appellant.

Sushma Soni, Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, argued (Mark B. Stern, on the brief), for appellee.

Before JOHN R. GIBSON, MAGILL, and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.

MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

In early 1989, Ricky Champagne attempted suicide by taking an overdose of medication. He was admitted to the Indian Health Service hospital in Belcourt, North Dakota (a federal facility), on that day. He was released from the hospital two days later. Less than a month after his release, he committed suicide by shooting himself. He was 18 years old.

Mr. Champagne's parents sued the government in federal court under the...

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