Legal Opinion
Morin v. Moore
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 23, 2002No. 01-40752PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judge:
Dan Morin, individually and as a representative of the Estate of Margarita Flores (the “Dan Morin plaintiffs”), and Donald Morin, Diana Morin, Jennifer May Gwin, Danny Morin, Ruben Rios, Sr., as next friend of Ruben Rios, and Maria D. Lopez, as next friend of Brian Morin (the “Donald Morin plaintiffs”) (collectively, the “Mo-rins”), appeal from the district court’s Rule 12(b)(6) dismissal of their 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and state tort law claims. For the reasons set forth below, we AFFIRM in part, REVERSE in part, and REMAND.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
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