Legal Opinion
Gonzalez-Perez v. Davila
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided June 8, 2009No. Civil 07-1757 (GAG)(JA)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
GUSTAVO A. GELPI, District Judge.
Plaintiff Fernando Gonzalez-Perez (“Gonzalez”) filed this suit alleging violations of his constitutional rights stemming from his arrest. He brings this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1983 alleging a claim of excessive use of force, as well as state law claims under Aticle 1802 of the Civil Code of Puerto Rico, P.R. Laws Ann. tit. 31, § 5141. Defendants Pedro Toledo-Davila (“Toledo”) and Jose Brillon-Colon (“Brillon”) timely moved for summary judgment arguing plaintiffs failure to state a claim, qualified immunity, and…
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3Cited by3 opinions
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