United States First Circuit

In an appeal from a Rule12(b)(6) dismissal of plaintiff's Section 1983 complaint alleging incarceration beyond the lawful term, judgment is affirmed because: 1) the complaint failed meet the legal standard; and 2) the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying reconsideration, including denying leave to file a belated amended complaint.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/09/2011
• Published 12/09/2011

Judges

• Before Lynch, Chief Judge, Torruella and Thompson, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Federico Lora–López, with whom José J. Nazario De La Rosa was on brief, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Carlos Lugo–Fiol, with whom Irene S. Soroeta–Kodesh, Solicitor General of Puerto Rico, Leticia Casalduc–Rabell, Deputy Solicitor General, and Zaira Z. Girón–Anadón, Deputy Solicitor General, were on brief for appellees Zoé M. Laboy–Alvarado and Víctor M. Rivera–González.