Legal Opinion
Rodriguez-Garcia v. Municipality of Caguas
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 31, 2007No. 05-1847PublishedCited by 125 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Carmen Rodriguez-Garcia, a career employee in the Municipality of Caguas (“the municipality”), claimed' that she was transferred from the Public Works Department (“Public Works”) 1 to the Office of Federal Funds (“Federal Funds”) in violation of the First Amendment and Puerto Rico law. Although she enjoyed the same title and salary in the two positions, Rodriguez-Garcia alleged that the transfer constituted a demotion because she had no significant work responsibilities at Federal Funds. She further alleged that the transfer was intended as retaliation because…
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