Legal Opinion

Lora-Pena v. Federal Bureau of Investigation

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided June 20, 2008No. 07-3511PublishedCited by 64 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

2Per curiam

This is an appeal from the District Court’s dismissal of Nelson Lora-Pena’s civil complaint. For the following reasons, we will vacate the District Court’s order and remand the case for further proceedings.

On July 20, 2006, Appellant, an inmate at United States Penitentiary-Canaan, initiated a pro se civil action against a Pennsylvania state trooper, various U.S. Mar shals, the U.S. Marshal Service, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 1 The action arises out of Lora-Pena’s April 9, 2005 arrest for violating the terms of his supervised release imposed in the District of Rhode…

3Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Graham v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  3. Heck v. HumphreySupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  4. Evancho v. FisherCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2005
  5. Michael Kopec v. Tyrone Tate, Officer Township of WhitemarshCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2004

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4Cited by64 opinions

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