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WATKINS v. U.S.

No. 16-2109.

854 F.3d 947 (2017)

Johnnie WATKINS, as Guardian of the Estate of Johnnice Ford, a disabled person, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 27, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry Charles Lee , LAW OFFICE OF HARRY C. LEE, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Sarah J. North , Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before Wood, Chief Judge, and Bauer and Rovner, Circuit Judges.

This appeal is from the district court's dismissal, on statute of limitations grounds, of a medical malpractice claim. The plaintiff, Johnnie Watkins, filed the action on behalf of her adult daughter Johnnice Ford, who is a disabled person. The complaint alleged that Ford sought treatment at the emergency room of Ingalls Memorial...

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