Legal Opinion
Rodríguez-Borton v. Pereira-Castillo
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided January 16, 2009No. Civil 06-1754 (FAB)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
BESOSA, District Judge.
This is a civil rights action requesting damages for constitutional violations culminating in the death of Karl Michael Rodri guez-Gonzalez (“Mr. Rodriguez”), who was a pretrial detainee housed in a Puerto Rico prison. Plaintiffs 1 bring this action against defendants 2 in their individual capacities under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging violations of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution and various state laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See 28 U.S.C. § 1367. Defendants are or were officials or employees in the Puerto…
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3Cited by2 opinions
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