Joseph Quintero Evelyn Quintero, Individually and on Behalf of Their Minor Daughter, Andrea Quintero v. Napa State Hospital
Opinion
Opinion
990 F.2d 1259 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Joseph QUINTERO; Evelyn Quintero, individually and on behalf of their minor daughter, Andrea Quintero, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. NAPA STATE HOSPITAL, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 91-16350. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 1, 1993. * Decided March 22, 1993. Before ALARCON, RYMER and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Joseph and Evelyn Quintero, individually and "on behalf of their minor daughter Andrea" appeal the district court's dismissal of their complaint with prejudice. We affirm the dismissal of the action against Napa State Hospital, but reverse the dismissal of the action against the individual doctors with instructions to permit appellants to amend their complaint. DISCUSSION I. Napa State Hospital 3 The hospital is described in the complaint as an "agency of the State of California." "A suit against a state agency is considered to be a suit against the…