Legal Opinion
Diaz-Bernal v. Myers
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided December 16, 2010No. 3:09cv1734 (SRU)PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON MOTIONS TO DISMISS
STEFAN R. UNDERHILL, District Judge.
This case involves the constitutional and tort claims of a group of plaintiffs who were the subject of an early-morning immigration raid in June 2007. The plaintiffs have sued the immigration officers who conducted the raid, the officers’ supervisors, and the United States, alleging violations of the Fourth and Fifth Amendments, as well as state law tort violations such as negligent hiring, training, and supervision.
In response, the United States challenged the plaintiffs’ ability to seek declaratory relief, and sought to dismiss…
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