Legal Opinion
Ortiz-Pinero v. Rivera-Arroyo
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 15, 1996No. 95-2167PublishedCited by 95 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CYR, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Willie Victor Ortiz Pinero (“Ortiz”) appeals from a district court judgment dismissing his political discrimination claims against the City of Gurabo, Puerto Rico, and its incumbent Mayor. We affirm.
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BACKGROUND
In 1981, the City of Gurabo enacted an ordinance, pursuant to P.R. Laws Ann. tit. 3, § 1851, designating eleven municipal offices as positions of “trust” or “confidentiality,” including the directorship of the Office of Federal Programs (“OFP”), the municipal agency charged with obtaining and administering federal funding for various public works projects.…
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