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VARGAS-BADILLO v. DIAZ-TORRES

No. 96-1895.

114 F.3d 3 (1997)

Luis VARGAS-BADILLO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Andres DIAZ-TORRES, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided May 30, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter John Porrata, with whom Law Offices of Peter John Porrata, Hato Rey, PR, was on brief, for plaintiff-appellant.

Sylvia Roger-Stefani, Assistant Solicitor General, Department of Justice, with whom Carlos Lugo-Fiol, Solicitor General, and Edda Serrano-Blasini, Deputy Solicitor General, Guaynabo, PR, were on brief, for defendants-appellees.

Before TORRUELLA, Chief Judge, COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge, and STAHL, Circuit Judge.

TORRUELLA, Chief Judge.

Luis Vargas-Badillo ("Vargas") brought this damages suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming that he was illegally arrested and subjected to excessive force by the defendants, two Puerto Rico police officers.1 The district court found that the defendants were entitled to qualified immunity on the unlawful arrest claim, and granted their motion for summary judgment. The court also determined that Vargas failed...

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