Legal Opinion
Aviles Martinez v. Jimenez Monroig
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided May 28, 1991No. Civ. 87-1387 (JP)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
PIERAS, District Judge.
The Court has before it the parties cross-motions for summary judgment. This is a civil rights action for damages and injunctive relief based upon claims of political discrimination. Federal jurisdiction is invoked pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Both plaintiffs further invoke this Court’s pendent jurisdiction over alleged violations of Puerto Rico’s Constitution and local statutes.
Plaintiffs, both members of Puerto Rico’s New Progressive Party (the “PNP”) 1 , claim that they have been subjected to political persecution at their place of employment, the…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Francisco Aviles-Martinez and Miguel A. Flores-Colon v. Guillermo Jimenez Monroig, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
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