Maldonado v. Municipality of Barceloneta

OPINION AND ORDER

GARCIA-GREGORY, District Judge.

The twenty-seven named plaintiff families in the case at bar, all residents of three public housing complexes located in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico (collectively “Plaintiffs”), bring a civil rights suit under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985, and 1986 against Defendants asserting violations of their rights under the United States Constitution. Specifically, Plaintiffs allege that the precipitous seizure and cruel killings of their pet cats and dogs by Defendants violated their Fourth Amendment rights to be free from the unreasonable seizure of their…