Legal Opinion
Kimmel Ex Rel. Estate of Kimmel v. TEXAS a & M UNIVERSITY
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided July 23, 2002No. CIV.A.G-01-719PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER DISMISSING PLAINTIFFS’ FEDERAL LAW CLAIMS WITH PREJUDICE AND DISMISSING PLAINTIFFS’ STATE LAW CLAIMS WITHOUT PREJUDICE
KENT, District Judge.
The Texas A & M Bonfire (“Bonfire”) tragically collapsed in the early hours of November 18,1999, killing twelve students and injuring an additional twenty-seven. This action is one of six virtually identical lawsuits 1 now pending before the Court wherein the Plaintiffs allege that Texas A & M University (“the University”) and various former and present high-level University employees 2 (“University Officials”) violated 42 U.S.C. § 1983 when they…
2Cases cited46 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
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- Will v. Michigan Department of State PoliceSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- DeShaney v. Winnebago County Department of Social ServicesSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Quern v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Breen v. Texas A&M UniversityCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2007
- Sean Breen, as Administrator of the Estate of Christopher Breen Christopher Breen John E. Breen Marian K. Breen v. Texas A&m University, Texas A&m University J. Malon Southerland, in His Individual Capacity Russell Thompson, in His Individual Capacity Ray Bowen, James Kimmel, as Representative of the Estate of Lucas Kimmel (Deceased) James Kimmel Walieta Kimmel v. Texas A&m University, Texas A&m University J. Malon Southerland, in His Individual Capacity Russell J. Thompson, in His Official Capacity Ray Bowen, in His Individual Capacity William L. Kibler, in His Individual Capacity John J. Koldus, Iii, in His Individual Capacity, Bill Davis v. Texas A&m University, Texas A&m University J. Malon Southerland, in His Individual Capacity Russell Thompson, in His Individual Capacity Ray Bowen, in His Individual Capacity William L. Kibler, in His Individual Capacity John J. Koldus, Iii, in His Individual Capacity, Howard Scanlan Denise Scanlan Lauren N.T. Scanlan v. Texas A&m University, Texas A&m University J. Malon Southerland, in His Individual Capacity Russell Thompson, in His Individual Capacity Ray Bowen, in His Individual Capacity William L. Kibler, in His Individual Capacity John J. Koldus, Ii, in His Individual Capacity, John Andrew Comstock Dixie Ann Zinneker v. Texas A&m University, Texas A&m University J. Malon Southerland, in His Individual Capacity Russell Thompson, in His Individual Capacity Ray Bowen William L. Kibler, in His Individual Capacity John J. Koldus, Iii, in His Individual Capacity, Jaquelynn Kay Self, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Jerry Don Self, Deceased Kathy McClain Escamilla, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Bryan A. McClain Deceased Phillip McClain Andrea Heard, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Christopher Lee Heard, Deceased Leslie G. Heard Gregory Anthony Powell, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Chad A. Powell, Deceased Beverly Jill Powell Matthew Lynn Robbins Dominic M v. Braus Nancy Braus v. Ray M. Bowen J. Malon Southerland William Kibler Russell W. Thompson John J. Koldus, III M.T. Hopgood, Jr., Major General Donald J. Johnson Zack Coapland Kevin Jackson James R. Reynolds Robert Harry Stiteler, Jr. Michael David KrenzCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2007