Legal Opinion
Rodriguez-Garcia v. Municipality of Caguas
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided March 18, 2011No. Civil 01-2525 (BJM)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AWARDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES
BRUCE J. McGIVERIN, United States Magistrate Judge.
Plaintiff Carmen Rodríguez-García (“Rodríguez”) brought this civil rights action against her employer, the Municipality of Caguas (“Municipality”), its mayor, the late William Miranda-Marin (“Miranda”), and its vice-mayor, Wilfredo Puig, in their personal and official capacities, for retaliation and political discrimination under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 (“Section 1983”) and other provisions of federal and Puerto Rico law. (Docket No. 1). After three appeals and two jury trials, plaintiff ultimately prevailed against the…
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