De CHOUDENS v. GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT BANK

No. 86-1059.

801 F.2d 5 (1986)

Zaida Lydia De CHOUDENS, et al., Plaintiffs, Appellees, v. The GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT BANK OF PUERTO RICO, et al., Defendants, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

As Amended September 24, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jose Angel Rey, Santurce, Puerto Rico, for defendants, appellants, with whom Saldana, Rey, Moran & Alvarado, Hon. Hector Rivera Cruz, Secretary of Justice, and Rafael Ortiz Carrion, Sol. Gen., were on brief.

Harvey B. Nachman, Santurce, Puerto Rico, for plaintiffs, appellees, with whom Law Offices of Nachman & Fernandez-Sein was on brief.

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


COFFIN, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellee Zaida Lydia De Choudens claims she was demoted from her government position on the basis of her political affiliation in violation of her first amendment rights. See Branti v. Finkel, 445 U.S. 507, 100 S.Ct. 1287, 63 L.Ed.2d 574 (1980); Elrod v. Burns, 427 U.S. 347, 96 S.Ct. 2673, 49 L.Ed.2d 547 (1976). In this companion case to Jimenez Fuentes...

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