United States First Circuit

In a suit alleging that the mayor of a municipality engaged in unlawful political discrimination against two developers, their development company, and related persons and entities, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where there was not enough evidence to ground a finding that the developers' party membership constituted a substantial factor or a motivating factor driving the mayor's opposition to their project.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/19/2007
• Published 07/19/2007

Judges

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

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Joan S. Peters with whom Andrés Guillemard-Noble and Nachman & Guillemard, were on brief, for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jorge Martínez-Luciano with whom Johanna M. Emanuelli-Huertas and Law Offices of Pedro Ortiz Alvarez, were on brief, for, appellee, Doris Soto, Conjugal Partnership López-Soto;  Municipality of Rincón., Rosa Elena Pérez-Agosto, Assistant Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Office of the Solicitor General 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 appellee López Bonilla in his personal capacity.