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McMASTERS v. U.S.

No. 00-2991.

260 F.3d 814 (2001)

Debra McMASTERS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America and the Department of the Navy, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 14, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian R. Holman (argued), Friedman & Holman, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Maria Simon (argued), Office of U.S. Atty., Chicago, IL, Thomas P. Walsh, Office of U.S. Atty., Civ. Div., Chicago, IL, Eugene D. Angrist, Department of Navy, Office of General Counsel, Washington, DC, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before BAUER, POSNER, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

On August 2, 1991, fifteen year-old Amanda Lee Scott was raped and murdered by then-United States Marine Valentine Underwood.1 On February 28, 1995, Scott's mother, plaintiff-appellant Debra McMasters, filed suit against the United States and the Department of the Navy in the United States District Court for the Central District of California seeking damages under state law...

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