Legal Opinion
Jose Luis Romero Feliciano v. Hon. Jaime Torres Gaztambide, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 23, 1988No. 86-1606PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal of a preliminary injunction issued in a political discrimination suit brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The appeal primarily raises issues related to the review of findings of fact by the district court. We affirm.
Introduction
José Luis Romero Feliciano (Romero) served as Director of the Office of Emergency, Security and Civil Defense (ESCD) in the Housing Department of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, until he was demoted in March 1985 by the then Secretary of Housing, Jaime Torres Gaztambide. Romero claims that he was demoted solely because of his…
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