Legal Opinion
Gloria E. Barreto Fred v. Awilda Aponte Roque
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 11, 1990No. 90-1365, 90-1429PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Per curiam
These are appeals from a Puerto Rico district court judgment awarding back pay to an employee of the Department of Education. Because the Eleventh Amendment bars federal courts from imposing such retroactive damage awards against a state or territorial government, we reverse.
The relevant facts of this case are as follows. The plaintiff-appellee, Mrs. Gloria E. Barreto Fred, a career school adminis trator, was demoted from her position as Assistant Superintendent V to the position of Secondary Teacher of Spanish, the latter position paying $415 per month less than the former. This demotion…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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