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KOPP v. KOPP

No. 00-3965

280 F.3d 883 (2002)

Dana R. KOPP, Appellant, v. Donald A. KOPP, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: February 19, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian J. Amick, Kansas City, MO, argued, for appellant.

Michael J. Svetlic, Kansas City, MO, argued (Douglas G. Wemhoff, on the brief), for appellee.

Before MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, BEAM, and RILEY, Circuit Judges.

MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

Dana Kopp appeals from the order of the district court dismissing her tort claim for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. We reverse.

I.

Ms. Kopp was attacked, restrained, and sexually assaulted in her own home by her ex-husband, Donald Kopp. When Mr. Kopp was charged with forcible sodomy and felonious restraint, he pleaded guilty to the latter charge and was sentenced to four years in prison. Ms. Kopp then...

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