Legal Opinion
Pedro Antonio Aponte-Santiago v. Aurelio Lopez-Rivera, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 25, 1992No. 91-1461PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
Pedro Antonio Aponte-Santiago appeals from summary judgment granted against him pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 56. The issue to be decided is whether the district court erred when it concluded that appellant failed to allege specific material facts to sustain a prima facie claim of political discrimination under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. We conclude that it did and reverse.
SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND STANDARD OF REVIEW
Summary judgment “shall be rendered forthwith if the pleadings, depositions, answers to interrogatories, and admissions on file, together with the affidavits, if any, show…
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