Jose Zayas-Green v. Sergio Casaine, Jose Zayas-Green v. Sergio Casaine, Etc., Appeal of Esteban Davila-Diaz

LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.

In this section 1983 damages action against two Puerto Rico government officials, the district court ruled that defendants, having had two years to file disposi-tive pretrial motions, would receive no further time to file such motions. The result of this unappealed order, coupled with defendants’ prior inaction, was to prevent them from moving to dismiss, or for summary judgment, on qualified immunity grounds prior to trial. The case proceeded to trial, with the jury finding for plaintiff and awarding substantial damages. Following the jury verdict, defendants…