FALTO DE ROMÁN v. MUN. GOVERNMENT OF MAYAGÜEZ

No. 17-1653.

46 F.4th 51 (2022)

Elba I. FALTO DE ROMÁN, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT OF MAYAGÜEZ; Jose Guillermo Rodriguez, as Mayor of the City of Mayagüez, Defendants, Appellees, Elena Martinez, as Member of the Board of Directors of the Head-Start Program, Mayagüez; Luis Oliveras, as Member of the Board of Directors of the Head-Start Program, Mayagüez; Luis Ojeda, as Member of the Board of Directors of the Head-Start Program, Mayagüez; Carlos Gonzalez, as Member of the Board of Directors of the Head-Start Program, Mayagüez; Efrain De Jesus; Lisaira Diaz-Nadal; Luis Balaguer; Elida Caraballo; Francisco Figueroa; Lourdes Feliciano; Nitzia Lamberty; Luis Ramos; Richard Roe, as Member of the Council of Policy Rules, Mayagüez; John Doe, as Member of the Council of Policy Rules, Mayagüez; Jane Doe, as Member of the Board of Directors of the Head-Start Program, Mayagüez; Jane Doe, as Member of the Council of Policy Rules, Mayagüez; Richard Roe, as Member of the Board of Directors of the Head-Start Program, Mayagüez; John Doe, as Member of the Board of Directors of the Head-Start Program, Mayagüez; Jane Doe, as Member of the Council of Policy Rules, Mayagüez, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

August 22, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Israel Roldan-Gonzalez for appellant.

Claudio Aliff-Ortiz , with whom Eliezer Aldarondo-Ortiz , Eliezer A. Aldarondo-López , and Aldarondo & López-Bras were on brief, for appellees.

Carlos Lugo-Fiol for appellee Jose Guillermo Rodriguez in his personal capacity.

Before Kayatta and Howard, Circuit Judges.


In this appeal from post-trial rulings in a § 1983 action, the former director of a local "Head Start" program in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico seeks reversal of the district court's denial of her motion for judgment as a matter of law, or alternatively for a new trial. A jury awarded Elba I. Falto De Román only nominal...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases