Alexander v. D'Allesandro

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• holding that siblings of a decedent lack standing to bring familial 13 association claims under the Fourteenth Amendment
• holding that adult, 6 non-cohabiting siblings do not “possess a cognizable liberty interest in their [sister’s] 7 companionship.”
• finding that parents were proper plaintiffs in familial association claim stemming from death of their son
• stating that ordinarily, where the jury found section 1983 liability without distinguishing between the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment theories, circuit court would be required to reverse the verdict and order a new trial
• finding siblings could not maintain a claim for loss of their brother’s companionship
• siblings could not assert individual § 1983 claims based upon the death of their 28 brother because they lacked “a cognizable liberty interest in their brother’s companionship”

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