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BATES v. UNITED STATES

Civ. A. Nos. 78-3205-CV-S, 78-3212-CV-S.

517 F.Supp. 1350 (1981)

Marjorie BATES, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant. Juanita Ann DECKARD, et al., Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant.

United States District Court, W. D. Missouri, S. D.

July 20, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William H. Sanders, Karl Zobrist, Kansas City, Mo., for plaintiff Marjorie Bates.

David E. Wilhite, Lebanon, Mo., for plaintiff Juanita Ann Deckard.

James L. Hutton, Jr., Rolla, Mo., and J. Max Price, Salem, Mo., for plaintiffs Leroy A. Bates and Mr. & Mrs. James Hawkins.

Darrell Deputy, Jr., Lebanon, Mo., for plaintiffs Mr. & Mrs. Hershel Needham.

Kenneth Josephson, Asst. U. S. Atty., Kansas City, Mo., for defendant.

MEMORANDUM OPINION ON MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

COLLINSON, Senior District Judge.

I. STATEMENT OF THE CASE

This is a civil action arising out of the January 13, 1977, murder of three teenagers and the attempted murder of a fourth teenager by a military policeman on the Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, military base. The military policeman, Specialist 4 Johnny Lee Thornton, was later convicted of kidnap, rape, assault with intent to kill, and murder...

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