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GONZALEZ-JIMINEZ DE RUIZ v. U.S.

No. 03-10274.

378 F.3d 1229 (2004)

Luz M. GONZALEZ-JIMINEZ DE RUIZ, on her behalf and on behalf of her minor children, Luis Fernando Ruiz Gonzalez, Jose Daved Ruiz Gonzalez, Melanie Ruiz Gonzalez, and Araika Ruiz Gonzalez, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

July 28, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Manuel San Juan, San Juan, PR, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Peter J. Sholl, Tampa, FL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before EDMONDSON, Chief Judge, and TJOFLAT and COX, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Appellant Luz Gonzalez claims that, under Puerto Rican law, she was the concubine of Jose Miguel Ruiz, who died of cancer in federal prison. She sought to bring various claims stemming from his death against the United States on behalf of herself and her children. We affirm the district court's dismissal of her suit because she lacks standing to sue, and the dismissal of her children's suit for failure to state a claim.

First, Gonzalez lacks standing...

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