Ospina v. Department of Corrections, State of Del.

OPINION

ROTH, District Judge.

I. Introduction

This action arises out of the arrest and detention of plaintiff Ramon Ospina. In his complaint Ospina asserts a number of claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and under Delaware law. The defendants in this suit include Robert Durnan, the Delaware State Policeman who made the arrest; Clifford Graviet, the Superintendent of the Delaware State Police; and the Delaware Department of Public Safety. Also named as defendants are Howard Young, the Warden of the prison where Ospina was detained after arrest; Robert Watson, the Commissioner of the Delaware Department…