United States First Circuit

In a suit alleging unconstitutional demotion based on political affiliation, summary judgment for defendants is vacated where the admissible evidence and the plausible inferences that a jury could draw from it sufficed to meet plaintiffs' burden to show a genuine factual dispute as to whether an incoming director knew of their political affiliation and replaced them with his political allies based solely on that association.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/18/2007
• Published 10/18/2007

Judges

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

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Raúl Barrera-Morales, with whom Hernandez Sanchez Law Firm was on brief, for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Courtney R. Carroll, with whom Roberto Sanchez Ramos, Secretary of Justice, Salvador Antonetti Stutts, Solicitor General, Eduadro A. Vera Ramirez, Eileen Landrón Guardiola and Landrón Vera, LLP were on brief, for appellees.