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VIQUEIRA v. FIRST BANK

No. 97-2127.

140 F.3d 12 (1998)

Dr. Jaime VIQUEIRA, a/k/a Jaime Viqueira Mariani, et al., Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. FIRST BANK, et al., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided March 30, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Conchita Toro-Rivera, with whom Madera & Toro was on brief, for appellants.

Carlos G. Latimer, with whom Latimer, Biaggi, Rachid & Godreau was on brief, for appellees.

Before TORRUELLA, Chief Judge, SELYA and STAHL, Circuit Judges.

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

There is less to this jurisdictional conundrum than meets the eye. Upon reflection, we resolve the matter adversely to the plaintiffs and therefore affirm the district court's dismissal of their complaint.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

Because we are reviewing the grant of a motion to dismiss, see Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(1), we accept as true the complaint's well-pleaded factual allegations, excluding, however, bald conclusions, unrelieved...

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