Legal Opinion
Rafael Rosaly v. Rafael L. Ignacio
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 23, 1979No. 78-1217PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Circuit Judge.
Defendants-appellants Rafael L. Ignacio, Roberto Lugo Torres, 1 and Hamilton Ramierz appeal a decision of the district court which found that they conspired together to bring about the resignations of plaintiffsappellees Rafael Rosaly, Abraham Alvarez, Andres Alvarado Cordero, and Vincente Guzman in violation of their rights to due process of law, that the terminations were politically motivated and violated the plaintiffs’ first amendment rights to political association protected by the fourteenth amendment. The complaint was brought under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985;…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Singleton v. Jackson Municipal Separate School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by49 opinions
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