Legal Opinion
Fernandez v. Chardon
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 8, 1982No. Nos. 80-1237 et al., 81-1567 and 81-1607PublishedCited by 124 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Circuit Judge.
Before us in the instant action are two groups of consolidated cases that represent fifty-five and thirty-six cases, respectively. All ninety-one cases are actions based on 42 U.S.C. § 1983 charging illegal acts of political discrimination. The first group of consolidated cases, Fumero Soto v. Chardon, is an appeal from a jury verdict that defendants are liable to plaintiffs in the fifty-five cases and from the relief ordered by the court in its equitable power. The second group of consolidated cases, Rivera Fernandez v. Chardon, is on remand from the Supreme Court,…
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