Atkinson v. Pustilnik

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT May 02, 2024 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS Nathan Ochsner, Clerk HOUSTON DIVISION YVETTE S. ATKINSON, § § Plaintiff. § § V. § CIVIL ACTION NO. 4:22-cv-04315 § STEPHEN PUSTILNIK, et al., § § Defendants. § OPINION AND ORDER This case arises out of the tragic death of Simon J. Atkinson (“Mr. Atkinson”). His widow, Plaintiff Yvette S. Atkinson (“Ms. Atkinson”), alleges that Fort Bend County Medical Examiner Stephen Pustilnik, M.D. (“Dr. Pustilnik”) improperly delayed issuing her husband’s final death certificate and then, in retaliation for Ms. Atkinson’s filing of this…