RODRIGUEZ-CIRILO v. GARCIA

No. 96-1306.

115 F.3d 50 (1997)

Celso RODRIGUEZ-CIRILO, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Juan B. GARCIA, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided June 2, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin G. Little, Fresno, CA, with whom Law Offices of David Efrón, San Juan, PR, was on brief, for appellants.

Edgardo Rodríguez-Quilichini, Assistant Solicitor General, Department of Justice, San Juan, PR, with whom Carlos Lugo-Fiol, Solicitor General, San Juan, PR, and Edda Serrano-Blasini, Deputy Solicitor General, Guaynabo, PR, were on brief, for appellees.

Before TORRUELLA, Chief Judge, CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judge, and DiCLERICO, Jr., District Judge.


TORRUELLA, Chief Judge.

Plaintiffs-appellants are six family members, one of whom, Celso Rodríguez-Cirilo ("Celso"), was the victim of a stabbing. Celso was stabbed by his brother, Francisco Rodríguez-Cirilo ("Francisco"), who is not a party to the suit. The family members filed a civil rights damages action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1994) against two officers of the Puerto Rico Police Department alleging that...

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