SANTIAGO v. MERCADO

No. CIV. 99-1966(HL).

175 F.Supp.2d 164 (2001)

Roberto Pabon SANTIAGO, et al, Plaintiffs, v. Ferdinand MERCADO, et al, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico.

November 27, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mauricio Hernandez-Arroyo, Law Offices of Athos Vega, Jr. & Associates, Ponce, PR, for Roberto Pabon-Santiago, Richard Irizarry-Padro, Ricky Padro-Ortiz, Alex Torres-Figueroa, Angel Molina-Virola, Angel Ramos-Negron, Wilfredo Maldonado-Rodriguez, Jorge Luis Rodriguez-Velazquez, Arturo Arturo De-La-Hangrais Emmanuelli, Edison Lugo-Arrollo, Kenny Torres-Ramirez, Dionisio Torres-Figueroa, Carlos Omar Morales-Colon, Angel Cuevas-Colon, Jorge Velez-Hernandez, Pedro Vazquez-Mendez, Luis Algarin-Rosario, Gilberto Mendez-Cintron, Javier Torres-Jimenez, Pedro Vargas-Perez, Jose Gutierrez-Lugo, Carlos Rosado-Cruz, Eugenio Carmona, David Torres-Garcia, Edgardo Dones-Colon, All Plaintiffs, plaintiffs.

Luis F. Del-Valle-Emmanuelli, Garcia & Fernandez, San Juan, PR, Carlos J. Morales-Bauza, Salvador J. Antonetti-Stutts, Director, Department of Justice of PR, Federal Litigation Division, San Juan, PR, for Ferdinand Mercado, Jaime Pabey, Ruben Rivera-Quinones aka Sgt. Rivera-Quinones, Luis Santiago.

Luis F. Del-Valle-Emmanuelli, Garcia & Fernandez, San Juan, PR, for Edgardo Rentas, Rentas Perez, Carlos Torres, Manuel Superintendent.

Gerardo De-Jesus-Annoni, Sanchez Betances & Sifre, San Juan, PR, Jorge Carazo-Quetglas, Toledo Toledo & Carazo-Quetglas, Hato Rey, PR, Candida R. Negron-Ramos, Economic Development Bank for Puerto Rico — Legal Affairs, Hato Rey, PR, for Osvaldo Crespo aka Officer Crespo, Felix Vargas-Santos aka Officer Vargas, Jorge Ramirez-Cruz aka Officer Ramirez.

Leticia Ramirez-Rangel, Commonwealth Dept. of Justice, Fed. Litigation Div., San Juan, PR, for Angel Mateo-Melendez aka Officer Mateo, Luis Caguias-Torres aka Officer Caguias, Luis Antonio Garcia-Cruz aka Officer Garcia, Juan Alvarado-Santiago aka Officer Alvardo, Roberto Madera aka Officer Madera, Efrain Gotay-Borrero aka Officer Gotay, Zoe Laboy.

Luis F. Del-Valle-Emmanuelli, Garcia & Fernandez, San Juan, PR, for Officer Perez.


OPINION AND ORDER

LAFFITTE, Chief Judge.

Before the Court are a number of post-trial motions. A jury trial was held on the claims of five Plaintiffs brought pursuant to section 19831 and Article 1802 of the Puerto Rico Civil Code.2 Their claims arose out of an incident at the Puerto Rico prison in Ponce. Defendants are guards at the prison. Plaintiffs...

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