Legal Opinion
Rivera v. Rhode Island
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided April 5, 2004No. C.A. 02-242TPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
TORRES, Chief Judge.
Iris Rivera, individually and as the Ad-ministratrix of the Estate of Jennifer Rivera, brought this action against state prosecutors, the City of Providence (“the City”), and several Providence police officers. The plaintiff seeks money damages for the defendants’ alleged failure to protect her daughter, Jennifer, who was killed in order to prevent her from testifying in a murder case. The complaint contains claims brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for alleged due process violations and claims brought under state law.
With respect to the § 1983…
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