REYES-ORTA v. PUERTO RICO HIGHWAY & TRANSP. AUTH.

No. 14-2172.

811 F.3d 67 (2016)

Sheila REYES-ORTA; José L. Castillo-Carrillo; Conjugal Partnership Castillo-Reyes, Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. PUERTO RICO HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY; Rubén Hernández-Gregorat, in his individual and official capacity as Secretary of Transportation and Public Works; Brenda Gomila-Santiago, in her individual and official capacity as Executive Director of Human Resources; César Maldonado-Vázquez, in his individual and official capacity as Human Resources Specialist; Insurance Company ABC, Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

January 25, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Juan M. Frontera-Suau , with whom Kenneth Colon and Frontera Suau Law Offices, PSC were on brief for appellant.

Michelle Camacho Nieves , with whom Margarita L. Mercado-Echegaray , Solicitor General, and Zarel Soto-Acabá , Assistant Solicitor General, Department of Justice, were on brief for appellees Rubén Hernández-Gregorat, Brenda Gomila-Santiago, and César Maldonado-Vázquez in their individual capacities.

Yassmin González-Vélez , Counsel for Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority, was on brief for appellee Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority and appellees Rubén Hernández-Gregorat, Brenda Gomila-Santiago, and César Maldonado-Vázquez in their official capacities.

Before BARRON, HAWKINS, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.


Plaintiff Sheila Reyes-Orta alleges that she was stripped of various job duties and was ultimately terminated from her job at the Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority ("PRHTA") because of her affiliation with the Popular Democratic Party ("PDP"). After striking certain exhibits, the district court granted summary...

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