VALIENTE v. RIVERA

Nos. 91-2277, 91-2332.

966 F.2d 21 (1992)

Iris Violeta VALIENTE, et al., Plaintiffs, Appellees, v. Hon. Ramon Luis RIVERA, etc., et al., Defendants, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided June 5, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Reina Colon De Rodriguez, Acting Sol. Gen., and Carlos Lugo-Fiol, Asst. Sol. Gen., on brief, for defendants, appellants.

Jesus Hernandez Sanchez and Hernandez Sanchez Law Firm, on brief, for plaintiffs, appellees.

Before BREYER, Chief Judge, CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judge, and CYR, Circuit Judge.


PER CURIAM.

Claiming qualified immunity, defendant moved for summary judgment. Without reaching the merits of the immunity claim, the district court denied the motion because it was "filed on the eve of trial" and "comes too late." Defendant has appealed. For reasons which follow, we do not agree that the motion was filed too late.

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