Court of Appeals for the First Circuit December 3, 2001, No. 01-1097 (García-Guzmán v. Villoldo)

LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

Manuel García-Guzmán and his wife, Maria Emilia García-Urgüelles, appeal from the order of the district court granting summary judgment in favor of appellees, the Villoldos. The district court determined that García-Guzmán’s1 claim of wrongful attachment was barred by the one-year statute of limitations set forth in Article 1868 of the Civil Code of Puerto Rico, 31 L.P.R.A.