Luz M. Gonzalez Jiminez De Ruiz v. United States

Appellant Luz Gonzalez claims that, under Puerto Rican law, she was the concubine of Jose Miguel Ruiz, who died of cancer in federal prison. She sought to bring various claims stemming from his death against the United States on behalf of herself and her children. We affirm the district court’s dismissal of her suit because she lacks standing to sue, and the dismissal of her children’s suit for failure to state a claim.

First, Gonzalez lacks standing to sue for any wrongs inflicted on Ruiz, or for any emotional distress she may have suffered as a result thereof. She contends that she may bring…