Legal Opinion
Diaz-Bigio v. Santini
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 29, 2011No. 09-2575PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff Maria Diaz-Bigio, who was a Medical Social Worker at the Health Department of' San Juan, Puerto Rico, brought this suit against the Municipality of San Juan and several city officials under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that they fired her in retaliation for statements she made on matters of public concern in violation of the First Amendment. Her complaint requested reinstatement and monetary damages. Before us is an interlocutory appeal from the district court’s denial of summary judgment to the individual defendants in their personal capacities on grounds of…
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