Beal v. Merit Health Central

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI NORTHERN DIVISION ELTON BEAL, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE WRONGFUL DEATH BENEFICIARIES OF EARL BEAL, DECEASED PLAINTIFF VS. CIVIL ACTION NO. NO. 3:20-cv-335-TSL-RPM MERIT HEALTH CENTRAL and JOHN and JANE DOES 1-25 DEFENDANTS ORDER In its memorandum opinion and order of November 10, 2020, the court directed that plaintiff respond and explain why, if he intended to pursue a cause of action under Mississippi’s survival statute and not merely a claim under the wrongful death statute, he did not open an estate and seek appointment as…