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MARIN-PIAZZA v. APONTE-ROQUE

No. 87-1592.

873 F.2d 432 (1989)

Magda L. MARIN-PIAZZA, et al., Plaintiffs, Appellees, v. Awilda APONTE-ROQUE, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

April 26, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vannessa Ramirez, Asst. Sol. Gen., Hato Rey, P.R., Dept. of Justice, with whom Rafael Ortiz Carrion, Sol. Gen., and Norma Cotti Cruz, Deputy Sol. Gen., were on brief for defendant, appellant.

Frank Rodriguez Garcia with whom Felix A. Colon Miro, Ponce, P.R., was on brief, for plaintiffs, appellees.

Before CAMPBELL, Chief Judge, COFFIN and TORRUELLA, Circuit Judges.

COFFIN, Circuit Judge.

The Secretary of Education of Puerto Rico and several other school officials have attempted to appeal judgments below granting reinstatement, back pay, compensatory damages, punitive damages, and doubled compensatory damages under state law to plaintiffs, two teacher's aides, as proper recompense for the termination of their employment because of their political affiliation. After oral argument, plaintiffs' counsel called to our attention the...

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