BUENROSTRO v. COLLAZO

No. 91-2337.

973 F.2d 39 (1992)

Leonel BUENROSTRO, et al., Plaintiffs, Appellees, v. Pablo COLLAZO, a/k/a Pablo Collazo Marrero, et al., Defendants, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided August 26, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Nevares, with whom Annabel Rodriguez, Sol. Gen., Reina Colon, Asst. Sol. Gen., Silvio Cancio, and Saldana, Rey & Alvarado Hato Rey, P.R., were on brief, for defendants, appellants.

Francisco A. Besosa, with whom Goldman Antonetti Ferraiuoli & Axtmayer, Santurce, P.R., was on brief, for plaintiffs, appellees.

Before SELYA and STAHL, Circuit Judges and SKINNER, District Judge.


SELYA, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellee Leonel Buenrostro, portraying himself as a victim of mistaken identity and misplaced zeal, sued a number of police officers under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1988).1 The defendants unsuccessfully attempted to pretermit the suit on qualified immunity grounds. The district court denied their motion for summary judgment. We affirm.

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