Collins v. The McDowell County Commission

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA AT BLUEFIELD JOHN MARK COLLINS, II Administrator of the Estate of Mattie Collins McGuire, Plaintiff, v. CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:22-00139 THE MCDOWELL COUNTY COMMISSION, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Pending before the court is plaintiff’s petition to settle wrongful death claim and for approval of distribution of settlement proceeds. (ECF No. 81).1 Because one of the potential beneficiaries is a minor, the court appointed Derrick W. Lefler as guardian ad litem for the minor E.M. In his recommendation…