VELAZQUEZ v. FIGUEROA-GOMEZ

Nos. 92-1715, 92-2155 and 92-2223.

996 F.2d 425 (1993)

Agapita Rosa VELAZQUEZ, et al., Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. Edna J. FIGUEROA-GOMEZ, et al., Defendants, Appellees. (Two Cases). Agapita Rosa VELAZQUEZ, et al., Plaintiffs, Appellees, v. Edna J. FIGUEROA, et al., Defendants, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided June 9, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eliezer Aldarondo-Ortiz, with whom Miguel Pagán and Aldarondo, López Bras, Pagán & Ortiz Ballester, Hato Rey, PR, were on brief, for plaintiffs, appellants.

Zuleika Llovet, with whom Juan B. Soto-Balbas and Mercado & Soto, Santurce, PR, were on brief, for defendants, appellees.

Before BREYER, Chief Judge, TORRUELLA and CYR, Circuit Judges.


TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

In this appeal, we review the district court's denial of a Motion to Alter or Amend Judgment pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 59(e). This is a run of the mill political discrimination case brought against appellants, Municipality of Luquillo, Puerto Rico and several officials of the Municipality, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for violation of appellees' First Amendment rights under the United States Constitution. The jury found that...

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