United States First Circuit

Summary judgment for the defendants in a political discrimination case is affirmed where the plaintiffs had no property interest in their employments since they were obtained in violation of personnel regulations, and where there was no fraud, mistake, excusable neglect or other reason to justify relief from judgment.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/12/2006
• Published 04/12/2006

Judges

• TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, STAHL, Senior Circuit Judge, and HOWARD, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Francisco R. González, with whom F.R. González Law Office was on brief, for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Edwin J. Seda-Fernández, with whom Mariel Y. Haack, Adsuar Muñiz Goyco & Besosa, P.S.C., Rafael Escalera-Rodríguez, Michelle Taveira-Tirado, and Reichard & Escalera were on brief, for appellees.