Legal Opinion
Top Entertainment, Inc. v. Torrejon
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 20, 2003No. 02-2703PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
Watsson Hebert Torrejon, as assignee defendant for Maria Ortega, appeals the district court’s denial of sanctions under Puerto Rico R. Civ. P. 44.1(d). For the reasons that follow, we vacate and remand.
Plaintiffs Top Entertainment, Inc., Angelo Medina (d/b/a Producciones Angelo Medina), and Star Entertainment, Inc. brought a contract action in September 1999 against Maria Ortega (d/b/a Servitel) in federal district court in Puerto Rico. The district court found that the original complaint was vague and cursory and ordered plaintiffs, in an Initial Scheduling Order, to…
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