Legal Opinion
Torres Rios v. Pereira Castillo
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided August 28, 2007No. Civil 03-2245 (FAB)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
BESOSA, District Judge.
On November 21, 2003, plaintiff Lourdes Torres Rios (“Torres” or the “plaintiff’), filed this complaint on behalf of her deceased son Eduardo Hernandez Torres (“Hernandez”) pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 as well as supplemental state law claims (Docket No. 1). Hernandez was a prisoner in a Puerto Rico facility and died from injuries he received from another inmate while under custody at that facility. The defendants are all prison officials. At a status conference held on June 19, 2007, the Court ordered the parties to brief the issue of whether…
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