ROSARIO TORRES v. HERNANDEZ COLON

Civ. No. 86-0504 (JP).

672 F.Supp. 639 (1987)

Miguel A. ROSARIO TORRES; Antonio Bello Mendez; Victor Pedraza Rosario; Jose M. Torres Pagan; Mildred Matos, and the conjugal partnership formed by both spouses; Angel M. Diaz Mila; Juan J. Claudio Morales; Felix Resto Nieves; Eledmiro Loubriel Cancel; and Maria Soto Rodriguez, Plaintiffs, v. Rafael HERNANDEZ COLON, Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, in his personal and official capacities, and Lila Mayoral; and the conjugal partnership formed by both spouses and Franklin Martinez, in their personal and official capacities, and Jane Doe and the conjugal partnership formed by both, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico.

September 21, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rafael Sánchez Hernández, Santurce, P.R., Rafael Castro Lang, José Ramón Pérez Hernández, San Juan, P.R., for plaintiffs.

Zuleika Llovet, Saldaña, Morán, Rey & Alvarado, Santurce, P.R., for defendants.


OPINION AND ORDER

PIERAS, District Judge.

This is a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, in which nine plaintiffs seek injunctive relief, back pay, and damages as a result of alleged politically motivated dismissals. These plaintiffs, mostly domestic employees of La Fortaleza, the Governor's mansion, contend they were dismissed because of their political beliefs and affiliation with the New Progressive Party (NPP), in violation of the first,...

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