Legal Opinion
Acosta v. United States Marshals Service
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 19, 2006No. 05-1733PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Chief Judge.
On October 19, 1999, Pablo Acosta was arrested on federal drug and firearm charges (he later pled guilty to cocaine distribution) and held without bail. During his pre-trial detention, the United States Marshals Service lodged him in several county jail facilities with which it contracts; he also spent time in two federal facilities. Acosta suffered health problems and sued. This appeal is from the dismissal of that action.
Because the case was dismissed at the pleading stage, we accept as true the facts stated in Acosta’s complaint, Mass. Sch. of Law at Andover, Inc. v.…
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