Legal Opinion

Velazquez v. Chardon

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided June 21, 1984No. Nos. 83-1893, 84-1067, 83-1895, 83-1896, 84-1068 and 83-1897PublishedCited by 45 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COFFIN, Circuit Judge.

This consolidated appeal comes at the tail end of a dispute that has dragged its weary length through the courts for more than six years. The dispute traces its history back to January, 1977, when Carlos Romero Barcelo of the New Progressive Party replaced Rafael Hernandez Colon of the Popular Democratic Party as governor of Puerto Rico. Appellees, all members of the New Progressive Party, assumed supervisory positions in the Puerto Rico Department of Education. Many Popular Democratic Party members who held administrative positions in the Department of Education,…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. United Air Lines, Inc. v. EvansSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. Robert C. Hahn v. Francis W. SargentCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1975
  3. Simion Stepanischen v. Merchants Despatch Transportation CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
  4. Chardon v. Fumero SotoSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. Richard Dewey v. The University of New HampshireCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982

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3Cited by45 opinions

  1. Thomasina Mack v. The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
  2. Norman W. OLIVER, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION, Defendant, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
  3. Santiago, etc. v. Canon, U.S.A., Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998
  4. Mark H. SABREE, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS LOCAL NO. 33, Defendants, AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
  5. Donald A. JENSEN, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Anthony M. FRANK, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Defendant, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990

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