CYR, Circuit Judge.
Appellants Pérez and Lopez were arrested and detained in connection with separate incidents on July 31, 1990, in Santurce, Puerto Rico, and charged with selling cocaine. Both were released on bail after being detained for less than twenty-four hours. Perez was acquitted in August 1991 and the Lopez charges were dismissed "for lack of evidence" in March 1992.
On June 24, 1992, plaintiffs-appellants brought virtually identical civil...
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