Legal Opinion
Lopez Carrasquillo v. Rubianes
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 23, 2000No. 99-2137PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
In a case with a procedural twist, the district court terminated the plaintiffs claims by entering summary judgment in favor of three defendants sua sponte without providing the plaintiff notice and an opportunity to be heard. This was impermissible in the circumstances of this case, and we vacate the judgment dismissing those claims. However, we affirm the district court’s decision to grant summary judgment in favor of a fourth defendant.
I. BACKGROUND
Beginning in 1986, Juan A. López-Car-rasquillo worked as a migration specialist at the immigration office of the Puerto…
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