Legal Opinion
Figueroa-Rodriguez v. Lopez-Rivera
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 25, 1989No. Nos. 87-1319, 87-1801, 87-1863PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINIONS EN BANC
BREYER, Circuit Judge.
These three Puerto Rican “political discharge” cases raise a single legal question: do the defendants enjoy “qualified immunity” (protecting them from liability for damages) in dismissing (1) the Director of the Board of Appeals of the Department of Social Services, Gonzalez-Gonzalez v. Zayas, 878 F.2d 1500; (2) two Zone Fire Chiefs, Figueroa-Rodriguez v. Lopez-Rivera, 878 F.2d 1488; and (3) the Assistant Chief of the Supply Division of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, Fontane-Rexach v. PREPA, 878 F.2d 1493. In the *1480first two instances we conclude…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Branti v. FinkelSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- William Mariani-Giron v. Heriberto Acevedo-Ruiz, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- Acevedo-Garcia v. Vera MonroigDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1998
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