Legal Opinion
Román v. Oliveras
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 1, 2016No. 14-1470PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARRON, Circuit Judge.
This is an interlocutory appeal from an order denying qualified immunity to various officials of the Town of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico (the “Town”) from a suit brought by a former Town employee under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Because the Court below did not address a key aspect of the officials’ argument for qualified immunity, we vacate the order and remand.
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The plaintiff and appellee — Elba Falto-De Román (Falto) — was a career employee of the Town1 and the director of the Town’s Head Start Program (the “Program”). The appellants are members of the Program’s governing board and…
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- Stella v. KelleyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1995
- Ruiz-Casillas v. Camacho-MoralesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2005
- Christopher Payne v. Fred BrittenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2014
- Goguen v. AllenCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2015
3Cited by3 opinions
- Falto-de Roman v. Municipal Gov't of MayaguezCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2022
- Rodriguez-Vazquez v. Solivan SolivanCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2016
- Falto de Roman v. Municipal Government of MayaguezDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 2016