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JIMENEZ FUENTES v. TORRES GAZTAMBIDE

No. 85-1655.

807 F.2d 236 (1986)

Arnaldo JIMENEZ FUENTES, et al., Plaintiffs, Appellees, v. Honorable Jaime TORRES GAZTAMBIDE, et al., Defendants, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

As Amended September 24, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marcos Ramirez-Irizarry with whom Hector Rivera Cruz, Secretary of Justice, Ramirez & Ramirez, and Marcos A. Ramirez-Lavandero, Hato Rey, P.R., were on brief for defendants, appellants.

Frank Rodriguez-Garcia, Ponce, P.R., for plaintiffs, appellees.

Before CAMPBELL, Chief Judge, ALDRICH, COFFIN, BOWNES, BREYER and TORRUELLA, Circuit Judges.

OPINION EN BANC

COFFIN, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs-appellees, Arnaldo Jimenez Fuentes and Jose Vicente Vazquez, claim that they were transferred from their government positions for political reasons in violation of the first and fourteenth amendments. After a lengthy hearing, the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico issued a preliminary injunction, ordering their reinstatement. A panel of this court denied a stay, granted an expedited...

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