Legal Opinion
Diaz-Nieves v. United States
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 5, 2017No. 16-1107PPublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Joel Diaz-Nieves (“Joel”) appeals from the district court’s grant of partial summary judgment in favor of defendant-appellee the United States, dismissing his false arrest, false imprisonment, and malicious prosecution claims. Co-plaintiffs, Joel’s parents, Saúl Diaz-Rodríguez and Aida Nieves-Pérez, and Joel’s brother, Giovanny Diaz-Nieves, 1 (collectively hereinafter his “family” or “relatives”) also appeal, challenging the district court’s dismissal of their derivative and independent tort claims under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(c). After careful consideration, we…
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