United States First Circuit

Personnel Officer of the Puerto Rico Ombudsman's office under 2 P.R. Laws Ann. 707 may be a political position such that the firing of the employee merely because of his political affiliation is entitled to qualified immunity.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/10/2001
• Published 12/10/2001

Judges

• LYNCH, Circuit Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, KRAVITCH, Senior Circuit Judge, and LYNCH, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jorge Martínez Luciano with whom Johanna Emmanuelli Huertas and Law Offices of Pedro Ortiz Alvarez, PSC were on brief for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Ivan Diaz Lopez for appellee.