OUTCOME: Remanded to District Court for further proceedings consistent with the opinion
I represented plaintiffs who filed suit in federal court for violation of their First Ammendment rights upon being fired from their government jobs for partisan political reasons.
Civil rights
Morales vs. Arias, 856 F2nd 396
Sep 08, 1988
OUTCOME: Adverse decision in District Court dismissing claim reversed in part
I represented appellant before US Circuit Court of Appeals involving violation of First Ammendment rights.
Civil rights
Gierbolini vs. Aponte Roque, 848 F2d 331
Jun 10, 1988
OUTCOME: U. S. Circuit Court for the First Circuit affirmed trial court's findings andorders that plaintiff was fired in violation of his First Amendment rights and ordering restitution, back pay, compensatory and punitive damages to be paid by defendants.
I represented plaintiff fired from broadcasting position as station director at government owned TV and Radio station in suit claiming he was improperly filed based on political motivations.
Civil rights
Santiago vs. Hernandez Colon, 835 F2d 395
Dec 18, 1987
OUTCOME: Case remanded in part in favor of appellants
I represented appellants in suit against the then governor of Puerto Rico for violation of plaintiff's civil rights in illegal firings.
Civil rights
Confidential
N/A
OUTCOME: Rulings in favor of clients as well as several settlements
Won several cases in US District and US Court of Appeals involving civil rights violations. Obtained signifcant amounts of money, including backpay, restitution of government jobs, and compensatory, as... well as punitive damages, for plaintiff clients. These cases involved a significant amount of work and preparation, extensive discovery and in many of them, preparation of briefs, as appellant or appellee counsel, before US Circuit Court of Appeals, as well as preparing for and conducting oral argument before the Circuit Court, sitting both in panel and en banc.