United States First Circuit

In a section 1983 complex political discrimination case, where the plaintiffs were severed into four groups, the district court's application of non-mutual offensive collateral estoppel to the three remaining pieces of the severed litigation is vacated.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/21/2003
• Published 08/21/2003

Judges

• LIPEZ, Circuit Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Johanna M. Emmanuelli-Huertas, with whom Jorge Martinez Luciano and Law Offices of Pedro A. Ortiz Alvarez were on brief for the Municipality of Adjuntas.


• For Appellees:
  
• Luis Villares Sarmiento, with whom Yahaida Zabala, and Sanchez, Betances & Sifre, were on brief for Appellants/Cross-Appellees Vera and Gonzalez in their individual capacities., Gael Mahony, with whom Israel Roldan-Gonzalez, Stuart Svonkin, Erica Templeton, Michael E. Liftik, and Hill & Barlow were on brief for Appellees/Cross-Appellants.