United States First Circuit

Summary judgment of an employment discrimination action under 42 U.S.C. 1983 based on political affiliation is affirmed where the statute of limitations barred the suit and the plaintiff's own evidence established the correct date of accrual.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/01/2006
• Published 03/01/2006

Judges

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

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Rafael A. Machargo, for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Irene S. Soroeta-Kodesh, Assistant Solicitor General, Department of Justice, with whom Salvador J. Antonetti-Stutts, Solicitor General, Mariana D. Negrón-Vargas, Deputy Solicitor General, and Maite D. Oronoz-Rodríguez, Deputy Solicitor General, were on brief for appellees Ramón Luis Nieves-Vázquez and Samuel González, in their personal capacities., Luis R. Pérez-Guisti with whom Mignucci and Pérez-Giusti PSC was on brief for appellee Samuel González, in his official capacity.