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PADILLA-GARCIA v. GUILLERMO RODRIGUEZ

No. 99-1193.

212 F.3d 69 (2000)

Santa PADILLA-GARCIA, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Jose GUILLERMO RODRIGUEZ, In his Personal Capacity and in his Official Capacity as Mayor of the Municipality of Mayaguez; Municipality of Mayaguez; Reinaldo Torres; Edgardo Lugo, In his Personal Capacity and in his Official Capacity; Z, Y, W Persons, Who also conspired to discriminate against plaintiff depriving her of protected rights for wrongful termination of employment contract, Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided May 15, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francisco R. Gonzalez for appellant.

Sigfredo Rodriguez-Isaac, Assistant Solicitor General, Department of Justice, with whom Carlos Lugo-Fiol, Solicitor General, and Edda Serrano-Blasini, Deputy Solicitor General, were on brief, for appellees Hon. Jose Guillermo Rodriguez, Reinaldo Torres and Edgardo Lugo.

Juan Rafael Gonzalez-Munoz, with whom Gonzalez Munoz & Quinones Tridas was on brief, for appellees the Municipality of Mayaguez, Hon. Jose Guillermo Rodriguez, Reinaldo Torres and Edgardo Lugo, in their official capacity.

Before TORRUELLA, Chief Judge, WALLACE, Senior Circuit Judge, and LYNCH, Circuit Judge.

TORRUELLA, Chief Judge.

This First Amendment case addresses political discrimination within a political party—specifically, whether direct support for members of a rival faction within a political party is sufficiently political to serve as the basis for a political discrimination claim. The appellant, Santa Padilla-Garcia, worked for the municipality of Mayaguez until she was informed by the new mayor and members of his administration (collectively "the appellees...

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