Legal Opinion
Jose Antonio Torres v. Superintendent of the Police of Puerto Rico
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 8, 1990No. 89-1546PublishedCited by 129 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAFFITTE, District Judge.
Plaintiff-appellants commenced this action to recover damages under Section 1983 for violation of their civil rights when they were dismissed from their jobs as police officers. Ruling on a motion to dismiss, the District Court dismissed the plaintiffs’ claim because the action for wrongful termination of employment was time-barred, and because the plaintiffs failed to state a claim under Section 1983 for malicious prosecution. Plaintiffs, former police officers, seek review on appeal of the district court’s findings that 1) the one-year statute of limitations for a…
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