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ACOSTA v. U.S. MARSHALS SERVICE

No. 05-1733.

445 F.3d 509 (2006)

Pablo ACOSTA, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE, et al., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided April 19, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan Joel Finkel, for appellant.

T. David Plourde, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Thomas P. Colantuono, United States Attorney, was on brief for appellees.

Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, STAHL, Senior Circuit Judge, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

BOUDIN, Chief Judge.

On October 19, 1999, Pablo Acosta was arrested on federal drug and firearm charges (he later pled guilty to cocaine distribution) and held without bail. During his pre-trial detention, the United States Marshals Service lodged him in several county jail facilities with which it contracts; he also spent time in two federal facilities. Acosta suffered health problems and sued. This appeal is from the dismissal of that action.

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