PÉREZ-RUIZ v. CRESPO-GUILLÉN

Nos. 93-2264, 93-2267.

25 F.3d 40 (1994)

Jesus M. PÉREZ-RUIZ, et al., Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. José CRESPO-GUILLÉN, et al., Defendants, Appellees. Zoilo LOPEZ-DE JESUS, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. José CRESPO-GUILLÉN, et al., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided June 2, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Enrique Bray, with whom Harvey B. Nachman, M. Georgina Carrion-Christiansen, and Nachman, Santiago, Bray, Guillemard & Carrion were on brief, for appellants.

Jacqueline D. Novas, Sp. Asst. to Atty. Gen., with whom Pedro A. Delgado Hernandez, Sol. Gen., was on brief, for appellees.

Before TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judge, and CYR, Circuit Judge.


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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