Legal Opinion
Estate of Rowell v. Walker Baptist Medical Center
District Court, N.D. Alabama
Decided January 30, 2013No. Civil Action No. 5:11-CV-3439-RRAPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
C. LYNWOOD SMITH, JR., District Judge.
This is an action “to vindicate the constitutional rights of ... Vincent L. Ro*551well,” who died in the Walker County Jail on October 6, 2009, allegedly as a result of injuries received in the custody of law enforcement officers.1 Plaintiffs are Linda Rowell and Victor Pickett, the parents of the decedent, and Horacia Pickett, the personal representative of his estate. Their amended complaint asserts federal constitutional claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against several municipal, county, and state law enforcement officers for…
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