Legal Opinion
Rivera-Quinones v. Rivera-Gonzalez
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided October 28, 2005No. CIV. 03-2326(RLA)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO DISMISS
ACOSTA, District Judge.
Several of the defendants sued in this action have moved the court to dismiss the complaint pursuant to the provisions of Rule 12(b)(1) and (6) Fed.R.Civ.P. The court having reviewed plaintiffs’ response thereto hereby denies the request.
BACKGROUND
This is an action for money damages instituted by the relatives of decedent, JULIO ENRIQUE SANTOS RIVERA (“JULIO ENRIQUE”), who died on December 15, 2002 while incarcerated in a Puerto Rico state prison. Specifically, the plaintiffs are: decedent’s two children who, under Puerto Rico law, inherit…
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