ALVAREZ-SANCHEZ v. APONTE DE LA TORRE

No. 93-1150.

5 F.3d 581 (1993)

Angel L. ALVAREZ-SANCHEZ, et al., Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. Jose E. APONTE DE LA TORRE, etc., et al., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided September 29, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Armando Cardona-Estelritz with whom Isidro Garcia Pesquera Law Offices, Rio Piedras, PR, was on brief, for plaintiffs, appellants.

Jacqueline D. Novas-Debien with whom Carlos Lugo Fiol, Acting Sol. Gen., Reina Colon De Rodriguez, Acting Deputy Sol. Gen., San Juan, PR, Pedro Juan Perez Nieves and Saldana, Rey & Alvarado, Hato Rey, PR, were on brief, for defendants, appellees.

Before SELYA, Circuit Judge, ALDRICH and COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judges.


BAILEY ALDRICH, Senior Circuit Judge.

This 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action was commenced on June 27, 1991, and was dismissed as out of time. We affirm.

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