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DÍAZ-BIGIO v. SANTINI

No. 09-2575.

652 F.3d 45 (2011)

María S. DÍAZ-BIGIO, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. Jorge SANTINI, in his official and personal capacity as Mayor; Dr. Alfredo Escalera, in his official and personal capacity; Maritza Aguilar-Jusino, in her official and personal capacity; Jorge Colomer-Montes, in his official and personal capacity; Elmer Saurí-Santiago, in his official and personal capacity, Defendants, Appellants, Municipality of San Juan, et al., Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided June 29, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eliezer A. Aldarondo-López, with whom Claudio Aliff-Ortiz,   Iván M. Castro-Ortiz, and Aldarondo & López Bras, PSC were on brief, for appellant Aguilar-Jusino.

Vanessa Saxton-Arroyo, with whom Toledo & Toledo Law Offices PSC was on brief, for appellant Escalera.

Francisco J. Amundaray, with whom Ricardo Pascual and Mercado, Soto, Ronda, Amundaray & Pascual, PSC were on brief, for appellants Santini, Colomer-Montes, and Saurí-Santiago.

Rosa M. Seguí Cordero, with whom Simonet Sierra Law Office was on brief, for appellee.

Before LYNCH, Chief Judge, TORRUELLA and SILER, Circuit Judges.

LYNCH, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff Maria Díaz-Bigio, who was a Medical Social Worker at the Health Department of San Juan, Puerto Rico, brought this suit against the Municipality of San Juan and several city officials under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that they fired her in retaliation for statements she made on matters of public concern in violation of the First Amendment. Her complaint requested reinstatement and monetary damages. Before us is an interlocutory...

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