Legal Opinion
Rosario Nevarez v. Torres Gaztambide
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided March 31, 1986No. Civ. 85-1117 HLPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
LAFFITTE, District Judge.
This Court is again faced with a patronage demotion case under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, instituted by Guillermo Rosario Nevarez and his wife, Elsie Nieves Reyes, against the Secretary of Housing, Jaime Torres Gaztambide, and the Executive Director of the Rural Housing Administration (“RHA”), Cosme Hernández Silva, and their respective wives. 1
Plaintiff Rosario’s claim is rooted in the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the Federal Constitution. He claims that his demotion from Regional Director in the RHA, where he earned a monthly salary of $1,388, to Rural…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- Warth v. SeldinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. DoyleSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Cleveland Board of Education v. LoudermillSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Elrod v. BurnsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Carey v. PiphusSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Flamand v. American International Group, Inc.District Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1994
- Guillermo Rosario Nevarez v. Honorable Jaime Torres GaztambideCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- Quiles Ex Rel. Project Head Start v. Hernandez ColonDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1988
- Thacker v. PeakDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 1992
- Cuello-Suarez v. Autoridad De Energia Electrica De Puerto RicoDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1990
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