United States First Circuit

In a suit under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 and Title IX alleging sexual harassment by the head of a high school, denial of defendant's motion asserting sovereign and qualified immunity is affirmed where district courts have wide discretion to set reasonable deadlines for asserting such defenses, and they may impose sanctions on parties who do not comply with those deadlines.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/04/2007
• Published 04/04/2007

Judges

• SELYA, Senior Circuit Judge., Before LYNCH, Circuit Judge, SELYA, Senior Circuit Judge, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Julio Cesar Alejandro Serrano, with whom Roberto Sanchez Ramos, Secretary of Justice, Salvador Antonetti Stutts, Solicitor General, Leticia Casalduc, Auxiliary Solicitor General, Landrón & Vera, LLP, Eileen Landrón Guardiola, Eduardo Vera Ramírez, and Luis A. Rodríguez Muñoz were on brief, for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jenyfer García-Soto, with whom Delgado & Fernandez, L.L.P. was on brief, for appellees.