Legal Opinion
Victor R. Rodriguez-Burgos v. Electric Energy Authority
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 3, 1988No. 87-2059PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff, Victor R. Rodriguez-Bur-gos (“Rodriguez-Burgos” or “the plaintiff”), brought an action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Puerto Rican law against defendants, Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (“PREPA” or “Authority”) and certain PREPA officials. He claimed that the defendants violated his rights under the First and Fourteenth Amendments and Articles I and II of the Puerto Rico Constitution by removing him from an executive position at the Authority and placing him in a lower level managerial position. Rodriguez-Burgos sought reinstatement to his former…
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