VALLEJO v. SANTINI-PADILLA

No. 08-2586.

607 F.3d 1 (2010)

Robert VALLEJO, et al., Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. Mayor Jorge SANTINI-PADILLA, et al., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided May 28, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda George, Law Office of Linda George, Mauricio Hernandez Arroyo, and Emilio E. Sole de la Paz on brief for appellants.

Irene S. Soroeta-Kodesh, Solicitor General, Leticia Casalduc-Rabell, Deputy Solicitor General, Zaira Z. Girón-Anadón, Deputy Solicitor General, and Michelle Camacho-Nieves, Assistant Solicitor General, on brief for appellees José Bejaran, FNU Olmedo, and FNU Acevedo.

Frank Gotay-Barquet and Gotay & Pérez, P.S.C. on brief for appellee Anthony Ayala.

Michael C. McCall and Aldarondo & López Bras on brief for appellees Elieser Rosario-Gerena and Juan Carlos Cruz-Pérez.

Ernesto Rovira-Gándara and Mercado & Soto on brief for appellees Mayor Jorge Santini-Padilla, the City of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Col. Adalberto Mercado-Cuevas, and Sgt. Wanda Gómez.

Luz Vanessa Ruiz-Torres and Rosario-Rosario Law Offices on brief for appellee City of San Juan.

Jorge R. Quintana-Lajara and Quintana & Suárez, P.S.C. on brief for appellee Héctor Santana.

Antonio Montalvo-Nazario on brief for appellee Capt. Adán Adorno.

Rosabel Meléndez-Rodríguez and Toledo & Toledo Law Office on brief for appellee Luz Z. Rojas-Delgado.

Before LYNCH, Chief Judge, TORRUELLA and BOUDIN, Circuit Judges.


LYNCH, Chief Judge.

Plaintiffs Robert Vallejo, Moillis L. Batista-Cuevas, and Daniel Fructuoso sued the City of San Juan, Puerto Rico, its mayor, and others in December 2006, alleging police brutality in violation of 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985 and Puerto Rico law. Plaintiffs appeal from the district court's dismissal of their federal and commonwealth-law claims, with prejudice, as a sanction for their persistent violations of scheduling orders and other...

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