Legal Opinion
Blouin v. Spitzer
District Court, N.D. New York
Decided July 22, 2002No. 01CV0925HGMGJDPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM — DECISION AND ORDER
MUNSON, Senior District Judge.
Currently before the court is defendants’ motion for summary judgment, converted from a Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss. For the reasons that follow below, defendants’ motion is GRANTED.
BACKGROUND
Plaintiff is the sister and administratrix of the Estate of Sheila Pouliot. Since the age of nine months, Ms. Pouliot “was a profoundly mentally and physically handicapped person” and “was totally dependent upon others ... for all her basic functions” during her 42 years of life. As a result, Ms. Pouliot was a long-term resident of a group…
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Blouin ex rel. Estate of Pouliot v. SpitzerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004
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