Legal Opinion
Martin Rivera-Gomez v. Rafael Adolfo De Castro
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 7, 1988No. 87-1736PublishedCited by 356 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
Appellants, eight former employees of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against their erstwhile agency chief, Rafael Adolfo de Castro, the Ombudsman. 1 They claimed to have been discharged because of their political leanings in derogation of their constitutional rights. The district court granted judgment on the pleadings in the Ombudsman’s favor, Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(c), and this appeal followed apace.
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Plaintiffs filed their suit in federal district court on January 14, 1987. On February 10, 1987, before any responsive pleading had been…
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