Irvin v. United States

CONTIE, Senior Circuit Judge.

Mildred Irvin and Silas Irvin, individually and as parents and next friends of decedent Quintessa Irvin, appeal from the district court’s order granting appellees’ motion to dismiss. For the following reasons, we affirm the district court’s judgment.

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Mildred Irvin became pregnant in early 1984 while on active duty in the United States Army. The United States Army provided her prenatal care. Decedent Quintessa Irvin was born on August 26, 1984 and died on August 29, 1984, at the age of four days. At the time of Quintessa Irvin’s death, Mildred Irvin was enlisted in…