United States First Circuit

In a political discrimination case, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed where: 1) the district court properly refused to grant further extensions of the discovery period; 2) the court acted within the realm of its discretion in denying the plaintiffs' Rule 56(f) motion; and 3) there was no genuine issue as to any material fact and the defendants were entitled to judgment as a matter of law.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/06/2007
• Published 09/06/2007

Judges

• SELYA, Senior Circuit Judge., Before HOWARD, Circuit Judge, SELYA, Senior Circuit Judge, and DYK, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

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


• For Appellees:
  
• Luis Rodríguez Muñoz, with whom Roberto Sánchez Ramos, Secretary of Justice, Salvador Antonetti Stutts, Solicitor General, Eduardo Vera Ramírez, and Landrón & Vera, LLP were on brief, for appellees.