Legal Opinion
Kauffman v. Puerto Rico Telephone Co.
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided January 23, 1987No. Civ. 85-701 HLPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
LAFFITTE, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, eleven former employees of the Puerto Rico Telephone Co. (“PRTC”), filed this action under 42 U.S.C. sect. 1983 against their former employer PRTC; the Puerto Rico Telephone Authority (“PRTA”); Miguel Lausell, Executive Director of PRTA and President of PRTC 1 ; Rafael A. Navarro, Vice President in charge of employee relations at PRTC; Elsa Molina, Personnel Director of PRTC, and Armando Ramos, Recruitment Manager of PRTC. Plaintiffs claim to have been discharged from their jobs because of their political affiliation in violation of the…
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3Cited by8 opinions
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