Legal Opinion
Baez-Cruz v. Municipality of Comerio
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 2, 1998No. 97-1850PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs-appellants Berta Baez-Cruz and twenty-three of her former co-workers brought this action in the district court under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the municipality of Comerio, Puerto Rico, and four of its officials. Plaintiff-appellants alleged that their dismissal from municipal employment was based on their political affiliation in violation of the First and Fourteenth Amendments and the laws of Puerto Rico. Previously, Plaintiffs had sought reinstatement by the Puerto Rico administrative body that handles government employment disputes. That body denied…
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