Legal Opinion
Gonzalez Pina v. Rodriguez
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided August 7, 2003No. CIVIL NO. 01-2037 (JAG)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
GARCIA-GREGORY, District Judge.
On August 1, 2001, plaintiff Ernesto Gonzalez Pina (“Gonzalez”) brought suit against the Municipality of Mayaguez, and its Mayor, Jose Guillermo Rodriguez (“Rodriguez”)(collectively “defendants”) under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and the due process clause of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution. He alleges that defendants have discriminated against him on account of his political beliefs. Gonzalez also sets forth certain supplemental state law claims. 1
In essence, Gonzalez makes two allegations. First, he claims that defendants failed…
2Cases cited47 opinions
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3Cited by6 opinions
- González-Piña v. RodríguezCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2005
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