Legal Opinion
Guzmán-Ruíz v. Hernández-Colón
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 27, 2005No. 04-1628PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a summary judgment in favor of Puerto Rico defendant municipality, Arecibo, its mayor and its director of human resources, in a political discharge suit brought by fourteen employees. Plaintiffs are members of the New Progressive Party (NPP) and the individual defendants are members of the Popular Democratic Party (PDP), which was restored to power after the election of 2000. The newly elected mayor, Frankie Hernández-Colón, allegedly facing a formidable municipal financial crisis, instigate ed the termination of many employees, including…
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