Mader v. United States

619 F.3d 996 (2010)

Nancy MADER, Personal Representative of the Estate of Robert Mader, Appellant,

v.

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

No. 09-1025.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Submitted: October 22, 2009.

Filed: August 31, 2010.

John P. Ellis, argued, D.C. Bradford, on the brief, Omaha, NE, for appellant.

Lynnett Wagner, AUSA, argued, Frederick D. Franklin, AUSA, on the brief, Omaha, NE, for appellee.

Before BYE, BEAM and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.

BYE, Circuit Judge.

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