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AROCHO v. COUNTY OF LEHIGH

922 A.2d 1010 (2007)

Ruth AROCHO, As Administratrix of the Estate of Enrique Rene Veras and Wadays Veras and Ruth Arocho as Parent and Guardian of Crystal Veras and Yashera Veras, Appellants v. COUNTY OF LEHIGH and Dale Meisel.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided May 3, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. Deratzian, Bethlehem, for appellants.

Rudolph Zieger, Thomas M. Caffrey, Allentown, for appellees.

BEFORE: COLINS, President Judge, McGINLEY, Judge, PELLEGRINI, Judge, LEADBETTER, Judge, RENEE COHN JUBELIRER, Judge, SIMPSON, Judge, and LEAVITT, Judge.

OPINION BY Judge LEAVITT.

The children and estate (Estate) of Enrique Veras (Decedent),1 who committed suicide while incarcerated at the Lehigh County Prison (Prison) on December 5, 2002, appeal a judgment of the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County (trial court). By this judgment, the trial court held that the Estate could not sustain its 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action for damages against Dale Meisel, the Prison Warden, or against Lehigh...

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