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COSME NIEVES v. DESHLER

No. 86-2032.

826 F.2d 1 (1987)

Angel M. COSME NIEVES, et al., Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. Col. Robert C. DESHLER, C.O., Fort Buchanan, et al., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

August 14, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel C. Vazquez Matias with whom Hector L. Marquez, San Juan, P.R. was on brief for appellants.

Fidel A. Sevillano Del Rio, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Daniel F. Lopez Romo, U.S. Atty., Hato Rey, P.R., was on brief for appellees.

Before BREYER and TORRUELLA, Circuit Judges, and CAFFREY, Senior District Judge.

TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

Angel M. Cosme Nieves, et al., appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico dismissing their action for want of prosecution. Plaintiffs originally brought a claim for back wages and overtime in the Puerto Rico Superior Court. The case was removed to federal district court, where it was dismissed, in January, 1985, for lack of jurisdiction and failure to state a claim upon which relief could be...

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