Legal Opinion
Miltier v. Beorn
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided October 17, 1988No. Civ. A. No. 88-0395-RPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SPENCER, District Judge.
This is an action for violation of civil rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and for wrongful death under Va.Code Ann. § 8.01-50 (1984). The defendants’ joint motion to dismiss the state law claim has been argued and is now ripe for decision.
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Gwendolyn Miltier was incarcerated at the Virginia Correctional Center for Women (VCCW) in Goochland, Virginia from about January 24, 1985 until her death on June 16, 1986. According to the complaint, Miltier had been undergoing tests for suspected heart problems at the time of her criminal sentencing. The sentencing…
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