Legal Opinion
Manuela Rodriguez v. United States
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 17, 1995No. 94-1369PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*42CYR, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs-appellants — Manuela Rodríguez and family members — challenge the summary judgment entered in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico dismissing their Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”) suit for damages resulting from the errant arrest and imprisonment of Manuela Rodríguez by the United States Marshals Service pursuant to a valid warrant. We affirm the district court judgment.
I
BACKGROUND 1
On March 14, 1975, in Mineóla, New York, an individual who identified herself as “Manuela Rodríguez” was arrested on drug charges by the United States…
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