CHAPPELL v. RICH

No. 02-10200.

340 F.3d 1279 (2003)

Shelton CHAPPELL, Martha Bolden, Ruthie Montero, Jackie Williams, Paula Burns, all individually and as Personal Representatives of the Estate of Johnnie Mae Chappell, Alonzo Chappell, Ernest Chappell, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. J.W. RICH, Wayne M. Chessman, Elmer Kato, James Alex Davis, all individually, Nathaniel Glover, Sheriff of Duval County, Florida as successor to Dale Carson, Dale Carson, as former Sheriff of Duval County, Florida, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

Decided: August 11, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Forest Hutchinson, III, Gregory Wayne Lineberry, William T. Lassiter, Jr., Lassiter & Sessions, D. Gray Thomas, William J. Sheppard, Sheppard, White & Thomas, P.A., Jacksonville, FL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Scott Douglas Makar, Asst. Gen. Counsel, App. and Local Government Law Div., Jacksonville, FL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before BARKETT, MARCUS and ALARCON, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

The adult children of Johnnie Mae Chappell ("Chappell children") appeal the district court's dismissal of their complaint asserting constitutional claims under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985. They contend that their cause of action for denial of access to the courts is not time-barred and that their complaint alleges facts sufficient to state a claim.

According to the complaint, Johnnie Mae Chappell, an African-American woman, was shot and...

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