In an employment discrimination case brought by a former prosecutor of Puerto Rico, summary judgment and dismissal rulings for defendants are affirmed where plaintiff raised no genuine issue as to any material fact that would cause the court to doubt whether the plaintiff had a meaningful opportunity to participate in a pre-termination hearing.      

Read Calderon-Garnier v. Sanchez-Ramos, No. 08-1284

Appellate Information

Appeal from the United State District Court for the District of Puerto RicoDecided August 24, 2009

Judges

Before Lynch, Chief Judge, Torruella and Seyla,  Circuit Judges. Opinion by Torruella, Circuit Judge.

Counsel

For Appellant:  Israel Roldán-González, for appellant.  

For Appellee:   Eliezer A. Aldarondo, with whom Eileen Landrón-Guardiola, Eduardo Vera-Ramírez, Luis A. Rodríguez-Muñoz, Landrón & Vera, LLP, Roberto J. Sánchez-Ramos, Secretary of Justice, and Maite Oronoz-Rodríguez, Acting Solicitor General, were on brief for appellee Hon. Anabelle Rodríguez

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