First Circuit· 1/13/1997

Soto v. Carrasquillo

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103 F.3d 1056
1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 496
1997 WL 6218

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concluding that remarks that showed \some evidence of discriminatory intent\ were insufficient to sustain an equal protection claim
noting without discussion that plaintiff had <br>voluntarily dismissed her complaint in order to have a final <br>judgment from which she could appeal
“Not every negligent, or even willfully reckless, state action that renders a person more vulnerable to danger ‘take[s] on the added character of [a] violation[] of the federal Constitution.’” (alterations in original
“In a creation of risk situation, where the ultimate harm is caused by a third party, courts must be careful to distinguish between conventional torts and constitutional violations, as well as between state inaction and action.”
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Judges: Torruella, Campbell, Lynch

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