Legal Opinion
Torres Ocasio v. Melendez
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided September 16, 2003No. CIV. 02-2379(SEC)PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
CASELLAS, District Judge.
The case before us arises from the allegedly discriminatory transfer of Plaintiff from her position as Temporary Manager with the Right to Work Administration (RWA). Plaintiff alleges that she was discriminated against on the basis of her political affiliation, and has brought suit against several individual Defendants, in both their personal and official capacities, under Sections 1983 and 1985 of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985. Defendants have moved to dismiss the complaint on several grounds (Docket ## 17 and 18). First, they…
2Cases cited71 opinions
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3Cited by14 opinions
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