United States First Circuit

Plaintiff's recovery of damages against his superiors for instigating his discharge in violation of his First Amendment rights is affirmed where the district court did not abuse its discretion in rejecting defendant's motion for remittitur.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/20/2005
• Published 09/20/2005

Judges

• BOUDIN, Chief Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, and CARTER, Senior District Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Camelia Fernández-Romeu, Office of the Solicitor General of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Department of Justice, with whom Roberto J. Sánchez-Ramos, Solicitor General, and Kenneth Pamias-Vázquez, Deputy Solicitor General, were on brief for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Irma R. Valldejuli for appellee.