Legal Opinion
Mendez-Palou v. Rohena-Betancourt
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 10, 1987No. Nos. 86-1267, 86-1555 and 86-1631PublishedCited by 101 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs-appellees, Puerto Rico government employees who were discharged or demoted following the 1984 gubernatorial election, commenced separate actions under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 seeking damages and reinstatement. A11 three appellees claim that they were dismissed because of their affiliation with the Partido Nuevo Progresista (“PNP”), the party that ruled Puerto Rico from 1977 to 1985, but was defeated by the Partido Popular Democrático (“PPD”) in the last election. Defendants-appellants, Puerto Rico public officials, sought partial summary judgment on the basis of…
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