United States First Circuit

In a case for damages under the 1st, 5th and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution arising out of employment terminations, grant of summary judgment for defendants was partially reversed, where the district court did not squarely address the issue of politically-motivated harassment and termination, and partially upheld, where plaintiffs did not have a property interest in their new positions.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/21/2006
• Published 02/21/2006

Judges

• TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, GIBSON, JOHN R., Senior Circuit Judge, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Pablo Landrau-Pirazzi, with whom Aldarondo & López Bras, was on brief, for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Courtney R. Carroll, with whom José R. Cintrón-Rodríguez, Litigation Division, Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, Roberto Sánchez-Ramos, Secretary of Justice, Salvador Antonetti-Stutts, Solicitor General, Eduardo A. Vera-Ramírez, Eileen Landrón-Guardiola, and Landrón & Vera, LLP, were on brief, for appellees.