United States First Circuit

Therre are no heightened pleading standards for civil rights cases; all such actions are subject to FRCP rule 8(a)'s notice pleading regime.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/10/2004
• Published 05/10/2004

Judges

• SELYA, Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge, and SELYA, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Francisco R. Gonzalez, with whom F.R. Gonzalez Law Office was on brief, for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Hector J. Benitez Arraiza, with whom Luiselle Quiñones Maldonado and Llovet Zurinaga & López, P.S.C. were on brief, for appellee.