Legal Opinion
García-Feliciano v. United States
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided March 28, 2015No. Civ. No. 12-1959(SCC)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
SILVIA CARREÑO-COLL, United States Magistrate Judge.
Plaintiff José García-Feliciano pled guilty to a conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute narcotics, and he was remanded pending sentencing. On March 24, 2011, he was brought to the federal courthouse in Hato Rey for his sentencing hearing. While restrained and under the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service, Garcia fell down a flight of stairs, suffering various injuries. He brought this Federal Tort Claims Act suit seeking compensation for what he says was the Marshals Service’s negligence in…
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