Legal Opinion
Acridge v. Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 16, 2003No. 02-10642PublishedCited by 105 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KING, Chief Judge:
Asserting diversity jurisdiction, the plaintiffs filed suit in federal court seeking damages under Texas law for the death of Louis Acridge in a Texas nursing home. The defendants Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, Jerry Adams, Elaine Morrow, and Sherri Lunsford Harris appeal the denial of their motion for summary judgment on official immunity grounds. They also raise the issue of whether there is federal subject matter jurisdiction over the underlying proceeding. Because we conclude that complete diversity among the parties is lacking, we vacate the district…
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