Legal Opinion
Zayas v. Veterans Administration
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided August 14, 1987No. Civ. 85-1121 (JAF)Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
FUSTE, District Judge.. Carlos R. Zayas, an honorably-discharged veteran of the United States Army, filed this action, along with his wife and children, against several officers of the Veterans Administration in their personal capacity, for alleged violation of his constitutional rights. 1 Jurisdiction is pleaded under 28 U.S.C. sec. 1331 and Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388, 91 S.Ct. 1999, 29 L.Ed.2d 619 (1971). The case stands submitted on cross-motions for summary judgment. There is no genuine issue as to material facts,…
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