Jose Antonio Torres v. Superintendent of the Police of Puerto Rico

U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit · Decided 1990-01-08

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LAFFITTE, District Judge. Plaintiff-appellants commenced this action to recover damages under Section 1983 for violation of their civil rights when they were dismissed from their jobs as police officers. Ruling on a motion to dismiss, the District Court dismissed the plaintiffs’ claim because the action for wrongful termination of employment was time-barred, and because the plai…

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