Legal Opinion

Carmen Delia Gonzalez-Bernal, Etc. v. United States of America

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided July 3, 1990No. 89-1894PublishedCited by 52 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico’s dismissal of an amended complaint against the United States and the United States Customs Service which appellants based on the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2671 et seq. The ground for dismissal was that appellants’ action is time barred. We agree with the district court and thus, affirm.

I. FACTS

On September 10, 1982, Yamil Mitri-La-jam was last seen alive while being escorted by Jesús Rafael Domínguez, a Special Agent of the United States Customs Service, at Luis Muñoz…

2Cases cited12 opinions

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  2. Hospital Building Co. v. Trustees of Rex HospitalSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Holmberg v. ArmbrechtSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  4. United States v. Procter & Gamble Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
  5. Holt Civic Club v. City of TuscaloosaSupreme Court of the United States · 1978

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3Cited by52 opinions

  1. Carl Kale v. Combined Insurance Company of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
  2. Gonzalez v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2002
  3. Elias Attallah, Violeta Lajam De Attallah, and the Conjugal Partnership They Comprise v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
  4. Roma Construction Company and Peter Zanni v. Ralph R. ArussoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1996
  5. Gonzalez v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2002

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