United States First Circuit

In a suit against a municipality alleging retaliation and political discrimination, dismissal of the retaliation claim against the mayor and the municipality is reversed where the district court's dismissal of the case against the mayor rested upon an erroneous evidentiary ruling involving the application of Federal Rule of Evidence 408 dealing with "compromise and offers to compromise." All other decisions of the district court are affirmed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/31/2007
• Published 07/31/2007

Judges

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

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Godwin Aldarondo-Girald, for appellant., Michael Craig McCall, with whom Luis E. Pabon-Roca, Grisselle Gonzalez Negron, and Faccio & Pabon Roca, were on brief for the Municipality of Caguas, William Miranda-Marin and Wilfredo Puig in their official capacities., Leticia Casalduc-Rabell, Assistant Solicitor General, with whom Salvador J. Antonetti-Stutts, Solicitor General, Mariana Negron-Vargas, Deputy Solicitor General, and Maite D. Oronoz-Rodriguez, Deputy Solicitor General, were on brief for William Miranda-Marin and Wilfredo Puig in their personal capacities.