River Oaks Convalescent Center, Inc. v. Coahoma County

MEMORANDUM OPINION

MILLS, District Judge.

This cause comes before the Court on separate motions to dismiss submitted by the defendant Coahoma County [50-1] and the defendant Scotty A. Meredith [47-1]. The Court has reviewed the briefs and exhibits and is prepared to rule. The plaintiffs are River Oaks Convalescent Center Inc. (“River Oaks”) and its owner, Roscoe Z. Word. The defendants are Coa-homa County, Mississippi, and Scotty A. Meredith, who served as the County’s Coroner and Medical Examiner at the time of the events underlying this action.

FACTS

On May 31, 2001, River Oaks and Word filed…