TORRES-ESTRADA v. CASES

No. 21-1521.

88 F.4th 14 (2023)

Elvin TORRES-ESTRADA, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Carlos CASES, Special Agent in Charge, FBI Puerto Rico Office, individually and in his official capacity; Jose Gonzalez, FBI Agent, individually and in his official capacity; Gustavo Rivera, FBI Agent, individually and in his official capacity; Mario Renteria, FBI Agent, individually and in his official capacity; Aaron Green, FBI Agent, individually and in his official capacity; Devin J. Kowalski, FBI Agent, individually and in his official capacity; Luis Aloyo, Deputy U.S. Marshal, individually and in his official capacity; United States; Does 1-25, Inclusive, Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

December 6, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Annaleigh E. Curtis , with whom Thomas G. Saunders , Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Ezekiel E. Cortez , Law Office of Ezekiel E. Cortez, and James D. Crosby were on brief, for appellant.

Gerard Sinzdak , Appellate Staff, Civil Division, Department of Justice, with whom Mark B. Stern , Appellate Staff, Civil Division, Brian M. Boynton , Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, and W. Stephen Muldrow , United States Attorney, were on brief, for appellees.

Before Barron, Chief Judge, Lipez and Montecalvo, Circuit Judges.


Elvin Torres-Estrada ("Torres-Estrada") brought Bivens and Federal Tort Claims Act ("FTCA") claims against the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI") and several FBI agents alleging violations of his constitutional and statutory rights. The district court dismissed his complaint and held that some...

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