United States First Circuit

Summary judgment for defendants, employees of the Puerto Rico Planning Board, in a 42 U.S.C. 1983 case alleging political discrimination is affirmed where plaintiff's claim was time-barred, and plaintiff's extrajudicial claim seeking only equitable relief did not toll the statute of limitations.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/05/2006
• Published 04/05/2006

Judges

• HOWARD, Circuit Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, STAHL, Senior Circuit Judge, and HOWARD, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Carlos R. Ramirez, with whom John F. Nevares & Associates, PSC was on brief, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Susana I. Peñagaricano-Brown, Assistant Solicitor General, Department of Justice with whom Salvador J. Antonetti-Stutts, Solicitor General, Mariana Negrón-Vargas, Deputy Solicitor General and Maite D. Oroncz-Rodríguez, Deputy Solicitor General, were on brief, for appellee.