Legal Opinion
Barreto Rivera v. Medina Vargas
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 18, 1999No. 98-1222PublishedCited by 159 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs, relatives of decedent Aristides Ortega-Barreto (“Ortega-Barreto”), brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against defendants Luis Medina-Vargas (“Officer Medina-Vargas”), a police officer of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and his supervisor at the Puerto Rico Police Department, Superintendent Pedro Toledo-Dávila (“Toledo-Dávi-la”). Plaintiffs alleged that Officer Medina-Vargas, acting under color of state law, used excessive force to shoot and Mil Ortega-Barreto. The district court disagreed and granted summary judgment in favor of defendants, concluding that…
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