Legal Opinion
Agapita Rosa Velazquez v. Edna J. Figueroa-Gomez, (Two Cases). Agapita Rosa Velazquez v. Edna J. Figueroa
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 9, 1993No. 92-1715, 92-2155 and 92-2223PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
In this appeal, we review the district court’s denial of a Motion to Alter or Amend Judgment pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 59(e). This is a run of the mill political discrimination case brought against appellants, Municipality of Luquillo, Puerto Rico and several officials of the Municipality, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for violation of appel-lees’ First Amendment rights under the United States Constitution. The jury found that the appellants discriminated against ap-pellees, thirty-eight former employees of the Municipality, and awarded damages in favor of…
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