Legal Opinion
Medina-Rivera v. MVM, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 10, 2013No. 11-2419PublishedCited by 95 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMPSON, Circuit Judge.
Setting the Stage
Estrella Medina-Rivera (Medina) appeals from a summary judgment dismissing her Title VII case against MVM, Inc. Medina’s husband Omar Cajigas-Quiñones (Cajigas) and their conjugal partnership also appear as plaintiffs and appellants. Their rights, however, derive from hers, so we can ignore them for now and treat her as if she were the only plaintiff-appellant— though our decision is binding on all parties, naturally. Medina offers a number of reasons why the summary-judgment ruling cannot stand. Exercising de novo review, Soto-Padró v. Pub. Bldgs.…
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