ANGULO-ALVAREZ v. APONTE DE LA TORRE

No. 98-1587.

170 F.3d 246 (1999)

Manuel ANGULO-ALVAREZ, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Jose E. APONTE DE LA TORRE, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided March 19, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jesús M. Hernández-Sánchez for appellants.

Luis E. Pabón-Roca for appellee Municipality of Carolina and José E. Aponte in his Official Capacity as Mayor, Leticia Casalduc-Rabell, Assistant Solicitor General, U.S. Department of Justice for appellee José E. Aponte, Mayor of Carolina, in his individual capacity, with whom Carlos Lugo-Fiol, Solicitor General, U.S. Department of Justice and Edda Serrano-Blasini, Deputy Solicitor General, U.S. Department of Justice, were on brief.

Before TORRUELLA, Chief Judge, HALL, Senior Circuit Judge, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.


LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

Manuel Angulo-Alvarez and twelve of his former coworkers at the Department of Maintenance and Transportation of the Municipality of Carolina, Puerto Rico ("the Department"), appeal from a district court judgment dismissing their political discrimination claims against the Municipality of Carolina and its Mayor, José E. Aponte ("Mayor Aponte"). We affirm.

I. Background

The plaintiffs are former career employees of the Municipality...

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