United States First Circuit

In a suit alleging discrimination in plaintiff's termination and withholding of ERISA benefits, summary judgment for defendant-employer is affirmed where: 1) Puerto Rico Law 2 was a local procedural rule that cannot govern proceedings in federal court; 2) the district court correctly concluded that plaintiff had created no genuine issue of material fact as to whether the company had good cause for terminating his employment; and 3) plaintiff failed to rebut defendant's good cause and non-discriminatory reason for terminating his employment.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/18/2007
• Published 05/18/2007

Judges

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

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Aníbal Lugo Miranda, with whom Lugo Miranda Law Offices was on brief, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Luis F. Antonetti Zequeira, with whom Goldman Antonetti & Córdova, P.S.C. was on brief, for appellees.