RIVERA-TORRES v. ORTIZ VELEZ

Nos. 02-2539, 03-1074.

341 F.3d 86 (2003)

Santos RIVERA-TORRES; Daisy Nazario-Santana; Conjugal Partnership Rivera-Nazario; Yasira Rivera-Nazario, Minor; Zahira Rivera-Nazario, Minor, Plaintiffs, Appellees, v. Miguel G. ORTIZ VELEZ, Mayor of the Municipality of Sabana Grande; Municipality of Sabana Grande, Defendants, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided August 26, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Johanna M. Emmanuelli Huertas, with whom Jorge Martínez-Luciano, and Law Offices of Pedro E. Ortiz-Alvarez, were on brief, for appellants.

Francisco R. Gonzalez for appellees.

Before SELYA, Circuit Judge, RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Senior Circuit Judge, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.


LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

On February 21, 2001, plaintiffs Santos Rivera-Torres ("Rivera"), his wife (Daisy Nazario-Santana), and two daughters (Yasira Rivera-Nazario and Zahira Rivera-Nazario),1 brought this claim against the municipality of Sabana Grande and four municipal officers pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Rivera alleged that he was the victim of adverse employment actions motivated by political animus, in violation of the First...

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