U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1987

Joyce Atkinson v. United States

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided March 27, 1987 · Nelson, Canby, Noonan

813 F.2d 1006; 1987 U.S. App. LEXIS 3867 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

Counsel

Allan S. Haley, Nevada City, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant., Mark J. Bennett, Asst. U.S. Atty., Honolulu, Hawaii, for defendant-appellee.

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Opinion

ORDER

Judges Nelson and Canby voted to deny the petition for rehearing and to reject the suggestion for rehearing en banc. Judge Noonan votes to grant the petition for rehearing and to reject the suggestion for rehearing en banc. The opinion filed November 14, 1986 is amended on pg. 9, Ins. 2-4, suggested by Judge Canby, as follows:

“Thus, in treating Atkinson for complications of her pregnancy, Atkinson’s doctor was implementing decisions of military judgment only in the remotest sense.”

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