Legal Opinion
Debra McMasters v. United States of America and the Department of the Navy
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 14, 2001No. 00-2991PublishedCited by 112 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
On August 2, 1991, fifteen year-old Amanda Lee Scott was raped and mur dered 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 as well as under the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”), 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b). 2 McMas-ters, proceeding pro se, delivered a copy of the summons and complaint to the U.S. Marine Corps’ Air and Ground…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- McNeil v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Van Dusen v. BarrackSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Christianson v. Colt Industries Operating Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Agostini v. FeltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Arizona v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by112 opinions
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