Legal Opinion
Martinez-Rivera v. Sanchez Ramos
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 7, 2007No. 06-2398PublishedCited by 133 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAYLOR, District Judge.
This appeal arises out of the sua sponte dismissal of a civil rights action. The complaint sought damages for the death of Luis Cepeda Martínez, allegedly at the hands of Puerto Rico police officers, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and various state law theories. Plaintiffs sued multiple defendants, including Roberto Sánchez Ramos, Secretary of the Puerto Rico Department of Justice, and Pedro Toledo, Superintendent of the Puerto Rico Police Department. Sánchez Ramos and Toledo moved to dismiss the amended complaint. With leave of court, plaintiffs filed a second amended…
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