CASCONE v. U.S.

No. 03-2164.

370 F.3d 95 (2004)

Nancy CASCONE, Executrix of the Estate of Michele Cascone, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided May 27, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David A. Mech for appellant.

Richard A. Olderman, Attorney, Appellate Staff, with whom Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Michael J. Sullivan, United States Attorney, Jeffrey S. Bucholtz, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, and Robert S. Greenspan, Attorney, Appellate Staff, were on brief, for appellee.

Before TORRUELLA, LYNCH, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.


LYNCH, Circuit Judge.

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