Clint Humphrey, Daniel E. Carbaugh v. United States

999 F.2d 543 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Clint HUMPHREY, Daniel E. Carbaugh, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee. No. 91-36039. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 16, 1993. Decided July 23, 1993. Before CANBY, WIGGINS and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * OVERVIEW 2 Tragically, Terry Lynn Humphrey died while parachuting from an Army Helicopter at Fort Lewis, Washington. At the time of death, Ms. Humphrey was an enlisted member of the Army on active-duty status. The jump was part of a "Unit Adventure Training Program," a military recreational activity designed to promote unit cohesion and morale and in which participation was voluntary. Humphrey's husband, Clint Humphrey, brought suit in the district court, seeking recovery for the injuries to his wife as her personal representative and for his own emotional distress and loss of consortium. 1 The district court dismissed…