Legal Opinion
Magda L. Marin-Piazza v. Awilda Aponte-Roque
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 26, 1989No. 87-1592PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Circuit Judge.
The Secretary of Education of Puerto Rico and several other school officials have attempted to appeal judgments below granting reinstatement, back pay, compensatory damages, punitive damages, and doubled compensatory damages under state law to plaintiffs, two teacher’s aides, as proper recompense for the termination of their employment because of their political affiliation. After oral argument, plaintiffs’ counsel called to our attention the failure, under Fed.R.App.P. 3(c), of defense counsel to list each codefendant separately in the Notice of Appeal. Consequently,…
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3Cited by36 opinions
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