Legal Opinion
Cruz-Berrios v. Gonzalez Rosario
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 16, 2010No. 08-2458PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOWARD, Circuit Judge.
José Julian Cruz-Berrios, an inmate currently serving a sentence under the jurisdiction of the Puerto Rico Department of Corrections, brought a federal civil rights action against various corrections officers whom he alleges exerted excessive force against him. The district court dismissed the action after determining that it was precluded as res judicata by his previous, unsuccessful state suit based on similar alleged conduct. 1 Cruz-Berríos v. Gonzalez-Rosario, 577 F.Supp.2d 561 (D.P.R.2008). Cruz-Berríos now appeals. After review, we affirm in part, reverse in part,…
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