Legal Opinion
Margarita Berrios v. Inter American University, Victor Villalba v. Inter American University
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 20, 1976No. 75-1388, 75-1393PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs, students at the San Juan and Aguadilla campuses of Inter American University (the University), were suspended for their part in student strikes at the two campuses and brought these actions for declaratory and injunctive relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 1 They allege violations of their constitutional rights under the first, fifth, eighth and fourteenth amendments. In Berrios, a three-judge court was convened, 2 and in both cases the district court allowed defendants’ motions to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction, finding that the action of the…
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