Legal Opinion
Desio Rabal Pinto v. Universidad De Puerto Rico
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 29, 1990No. 89-1781PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAILEY ALDRICH, Senior Circuit Judge.
This is a diversity action under 28 U.S.C. § 1331, citing the jurisdictional amount, with a civil rights claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, seeking damages and an injunction because of defendant Universidad De Puer-to Rico, hereinafter the University, refusing to recognize that, contractually, plaintiff had professorial tenure. The University moved to dismiss, accompanied with a brief asserting that it was an arm of the state, and hence protected by the Eleventh Amendment. Plaintiff failed to oppose, and some months later the court, in a considered opinion,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- In Re San Juan Dupont Plaza Hotel Fire Litigation Plaintiffs' Steering Committee v. Tourism Company of Puerto RicoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- Gay Student Services v. Texas a & M UniversityCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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