Legal Opinion
Soto v. Romero-Barcelo
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided March 15, 1983No. Civ. 79-236(PG), 82-350(PG)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
PEREZ-GIMENEZ, District Judge.
This case is before the Court on the Motion of Governor Carlos Romero Barceló, as a prevailing party, for an order awarding the amount of reasonable attorney’s fees expended in his behalf.
The Complaint in this case, founded primarily upon 42 U.S.C. 1983 and 1985(3), was brought by the survivors of Carlos Soto Arriví and Arnaldo Dario Rosado against the Governor and several other defendants. The Complaint alleges (1) that the Governor, through his acts or omissions, was directly responsible for the deaths of Rosado and Soto; (2) that he…
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3Cited by6 opinions
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