Legal Opinion
Aurea E. Vazquez Rios v. Rafael Hernandez Colon, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 20, 1987No. 86-1610PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
There has been a steady drumbeat of civil actions involving claimed politically motivated discharges arising out of the change in administration following Puerto Rico’s 1984 gubernatorial election. The case at bar deals with several more positions in that litany. There are seven appel-lees. All of them aver that they were dismissed from their government positions because of their political affiliation with the Partido Nuevo Progresista (PNP).1 The PNP, after eight years in power, was defeated at the polls by its arch-rival, the Partido Popular Democrático (PDP).
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2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Branti v. FinkelSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Luisa A. De Abadia v. Hon. Luis Izquierdo MoraCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986
- Karen Bonitz v. Michael v. Fair, Karen Bonitz v. Michael v. Fair, Appeal of William ShaughnessyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by74 opinions
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- Agosto-de-Feliciano v. Aponte-RoqueCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- Grancid Camilo-Robles v. Jose R. Zapata, A/K/A Jose R. Zapata-RiveraCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999
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