United States First Circuit
Carrasquillo v. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 06-2284
In an action under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 alleging political discrimination in violation of the First and Fourteenth Amendments, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed where plaintiff failed to establish a prima facie case of political discrimination given a manager's lack of knowledge of plaintiff's political affiliation.
Appellate Information
- Decided 06/28/2007
- Published 06/28/2007
Judges
- TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges, and STAFFORD, JR., Senior District Judge.
Court
- United States First Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Yvette De Luna-Colón, for appellants.
- For Appellees:
- Leticia Casalduc-Rabell, Assistant Solicitor General, with whom Salvador J. Antonetti-Stutts, Solicitor General, Mariana Negrón-Vargas, Deputy Solicitor General, and Maite D. Oronoz-Rodríguez, Deputy Solicitor General, were on brief, for appellees.