United States First Circuit
Casiano-Montanez v. State Insurance Fund Corp., 12-1453
Dismissal of complaint alleging political discrimination and due process violations when plaintiffs were demoted or dismissed because their positions were obtained through internal hiring calls rather than through a competitive process open to the public, is reversed, where: 1) the district court erred in abstaining based on Younger, and dismissal was not the remedy in any event; however, 2) the proceedings are stayed pending the outcome of the Puerto Rico Supreme Court's decision in a related litigation involving the same issue of legality of appointments, based on the Pullman abstention doctrine and the principles of federalism, comity, and sound judicial administration.
Appellate Information
- Decided 02/11/2013
- Published 02/11/2013
Judges
- HOWARD
Court
- United States First Circuit