CORDERO v. De JESUS-MENDEZ

Nos. 87-1011, 87-1532, 88-1005, 87-1012, 87-1530, 88-1006, 88-1126 and 87-1531.

867 F.2d 1 (1989)

William CORDERO, et al., Plaintiffs, Appellees, v. Juan De JESUS-MENDEZ, etc., Defendant, Appellant. William CORDERO, et al., Plaintiffs, Appellees, v. Juan De JESUS-MENDEZ, etc., et al., Defendants, Appellees. (Two Cases) Appeal of MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT OF MOCA, Defendant, Appellant. William CORDERO, et al., Plaintiffs, Appellees, v. Juan De JESUS-MENDEZ, Defendant, Appellant. Appeal of Irma VARGAS-HIDALGO, Ramonita Bourdon, Jose Conty-Loperena, Luis A. Perez-Nieves, Eugenio L. Perez and Vicente Mendez, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided January 24, 1989.

As Amended January 27, 1989.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied March 7, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jose Angel Rey with whom Manuel Alvarado, Elba Rosa Rodriguez, Saldana, Rey, Moran & Alvarado, Hato Rey, P.R., Hector Rivera-Cruz, Secretary of Justice, Rafael Ortiz-Carrion, Sol. Gen., Norma Cotti-Cruz, Deputy Sol. Gen., and Vanessa Ramirez, Hato Rey, P.R., Asst. Sol. Gen., were on joint briefs for defendants in Nos. 87-1011, 87-1012, 87-1530, 87-1532, 88-1005, and 88-1006.

Juan Rafael Gonzalez Munoz with whom Hector Rivera-Cruz, Secretary of Justice, Rafael Ortiz-Carrion, Sol. Gen., Norma Cotti-Cruz, Deputy Sol. Gen., and Vanessa Ramirez, Asst. Sol. Gen., Hato Rey, P.R., were on brief for defendant Mun. Government of Moca.

Miguel Pagan, San Juan, P.R., with whom Eliezer Aldarondo Ortiz, Hato Rey, P.R., and Aldarondo & Lopez Bras were on briefs for plaintiffs in Nos. 87-1011, 87-1012, 87-1530, 87-1532, 88-1005, and 88-1006.

Jose Angel Rey with whom Paul B. Smith, Jr., Olivette Sagebien and Saldana, Rey, Moran and Alvarado, Hato Rey, P.R., were on brief for defendants in No. 88-1126.

Miguel Pagan, San Juan, P.R., for plaintiffs in No. 88-1126.

Israel Roldan Gonzalez, Aguadilla, P.R., for plaintiffs-appellants Irma Vargas-Hidalgo, Ramonita Bourdon, Jose Conty-Loperena, Luis A. Perez-Nieves, Eugenio L. Perez and Vicente Mendez in No. 87-1531.

Jose Angel Rey with whom Elba Rosa Rodriguez, Saldana, Rey, Moran & Alvarado, Hato Rey, P.R., Hector Rivera-Cruz, Secretary of Justice, Rafael Ortiz-Carrion, Sol. Gen., and Norma Cotti Cruz, Deputy Sol. Gen., were on joint brief for defendants in No. 87-1531.

Before BOWNES, NOONAN and SELYA, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied March 7, 1989.

BOWNES, Circuit Judge.

This case involves appeals from jury verdicts and judgments in a group of consolidated civil rights actions brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and the laws of Puerto Rico by municipal employees against the Municipality of Moca, Puerto Rico, and its Mayor, Juan de Jesus Mendez. Originally, forty employees brought suit. Thirty of them received judgments in their favor in the...

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