Legal Opinion
Atkinson v. Pustilnik
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided October 8, 2025No. 4:22-cv-04315Unknown
1Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT October 08, 2025 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS Nathan Ochsner, Clerk HOUSTON DIVISION YVETTE S. ATKINSON, § § Plaintiff. § § V. § CIVIL ACTION NO. 4:22-cv-04315 § STEPHEN PUSTILNIK, et al., § § Defendants. § OPINION AND ORDER This case arises out of the tragic death of Simon J. Atkinson (“Mr. Atkinson”). His widow, Plaintiff Yvette S. Atkinson (“Ms. Atkinson”), alleges that Fort Bend County Medical Examiner Stephen Pustilnik, M.D. (“Dr. Pustilnik”) improperly delayed issuing her husband’s final death certificate and then, in retaliation for Ms. Atkinson’s filing of…
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