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MERCADO VEGA v. MARTINEZ

Civ. No. 86-0163(RLA).

692 F.Supp. 36 (1988)

Angel G. MERCADO VEGA, Plaintiff, v. Arsenio MARTINEZ, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico.

July 1, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank Rodriguez García, Ponce, Puerto Rico, for plaintiff.

Antonio Fiol Matta, Fed. Litigation Div., Dept. of Justice, San Juan, Puerto Rico, for defendants.

OPINION AND ORDER

ACOSTA, District Judge.

The present case is one of patronage dismissal allegedly motivated by party politics in violation of plaintiff's civil rights. See 42 U.S.C. sec. 1983. Jurisdiction is alleged under 28 U.S.C. secs. 1331, 1343 and pendent jurisdiction.1 Plaintiff, Mr. Mercado, who worked for the State Sugar Corporation of Puerto Rico, seeks reinstatement, damages, costs and attorney's fees.

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