Legal Opinion
Marrero-Mendez v. Calixto-Rodriguez
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 19, 2016No. 14-2030PPublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Avin Marrero-Méndez (“Mar-rero”), an officer in the Puerto Rico Police Department (“PRPD”), filed a § 1983 action, claiming that his superior officers (“appellants”) violated the Establishment Clause by holding a group prayer while on duty and punishing Marrero for his non-conformance. Appellants moved to dismiss the complaint, claiming a failure to allege plausibly a constitutional violation and invoking qualified immunity. The district court denied their motion. In this interlocutory appeal challenging only the denial of qualified immunity, we affirm the…
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