Legal Opinion
Rivera-Cotto v. Rivera
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 26, 1994No. 93-2088PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STAHL, Circuit Judge.
Ip this appeal, plaintiff-appellant Lucette Rivera-Cotto (“Rivera-Cotto”) challenges the district court’s entry of summary judgment in favor of defendants-appellees, the municipality of Bayamon, Puerto Rico (“Bayamon”), its Mayor, Ramon Luis Rivera (“Mayor Rivera”), and Bayamon employee Jose Gareia-Rivera (“Garda-Rivera”) on her claims of political affiliation-based discrimination and discrimination because of her physical handicap. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the district court’s entry of summary judgment.
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FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
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