Contreras v. State of California
Timothy Contreras committed suicide while in prison. His surviving relatives, Vickie Contreras, Jess Contreras, Rosale Jean Contreras, and Virgil Wallace Contreras (collectively Contreras), sued the State of California and its agents (the State) for wrongful death. The trial court dismissed the lawsuit and Contreras appealed from the order of dismissal. The appeal was dismissed because no opening brief was filed. Contreras then filed a judgment of dismissal and appealed once again. The State contends the appeal must be dismissed and we agree.
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