Legal Opinion
Mendez-Aponte v. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 8, 2011No. 09-2534PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
Prudencio Méndez-Aponte, the former Assistant Secretary of State for Protocol Affairs at the Puerto Rico State Department, sued Fernando Bonilla, in his personal and official capacity as the Secretary of State of the Puerto Rico State Department, alleging that Bonilla fired him due to his political affiliation. Méndez-Aponte’s claim did not survive Bonilla’s motion for summary judgment. The district court sanctioned Méndez-Aponte’s attorneys $1000 each because it concluded that the pleadings and responses that they submitted violated Federal Rule of Civil Procedure…
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