Legal Opinion
Edwards v. Sotomayor
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided January 27, 1983No. Civ. 79-1191CCPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
CEREZO, District Judge.
This is an action for declaratory and monetary relief based on an arrest, search, seizure, and subsequent criminal prosecution which plaintiffs claim violated their constitutional rights. Jurisdiction is premised on determination of the federal constitutional rights underlying the claim, 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1331, as enforced by the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. Secs. 1981,1983,1985,1986 and 1988. Dismissal has been requested by defendants 1 on the ground that the action is time barred. The motions for and in opposition to dismissal, the accompanying memoranda…
2Cases cited46 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Parratt v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Betances v. QuirosDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1985
- Rose v. BartleDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1988
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