Vazquez-Velazquez v. PR Highway and Transportation Authority, No. 21-1739 (1st Cir. 2023)

Annotate this Case

This opinion or order relates to an opinion or order originally issued on July 12, 2023.

Download PDF
United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit No. 21-1739 JANET VAZQUEZ-VELAZQUEZ; RAMON A. DEL VALLE-LOPEZ; CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP DEL VALLE-VAZQUEZ; CARLOS R. CESPEDES-GOMEZ; JOCELYN CALO-BIRRIEL; CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP CESPEDES-CALO; SAUL O. ALMEDA-CRUZ; JUDITH NIEVES-RIVERA; CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP ALMEDANIEVES; FRANCISCO M. ALVARADO-BARRIOS; MARILYN ALVAREZ-RIVERA; CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP ALVARADO-ALVAREZ; JUAN C. ARROYO-RAMIREZ; DAMARIS VELEZ-RIOS; CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP ARROYO-VELEZ; JOAN ARROYO-TORRES; JOSE R. HUERTAS-DIAZ; MARIA I. AYALA-RIVERA; CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP HUERTAS-AYALA; JUAN O. BADILLO-VELEZ; AUDREY CHICO-GARCIA; CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP BADILLO-CHICO; JULIO BAEZ-ROMERO; ISRAEL CANCEL-HIDALGO; YAMELIA M. QUINTANA-LATORRE; CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP CANCEL-QUINTANA;ANGEL L. CARABALLOIRIZARRY; ALEIDA OQUENDO-HERNANDEZ; CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP CARABALLO-OQUENDO; AXEL CARRASQUILLO-CUEVAS; ANGEL L. CORA-DEJESUS; EILEEN LARRACUENTE-ROSARIO; CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP CORALARRACUENTE; SAMUEL CORCHADO-RODRIGUEZ; WANDA L. FIGUEROABARRETO; CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP CORCHADO-FIGUEROA; YARITZA CORDERO-BONILLA; JOEL BONET-TORRES; CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP BONETCORDERO; LUIS F. CRUZ-ROSA; YARELIS ESTALA-OLIVERAS; CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP CRUZ-ESTALA; EDUARDO W. DA SILVA-OLIVEROS; CLAUDIA L. ANTUNEZ-DE MAYOLO LOJAS; CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP DA-SILVAANTUNEZ; VIVIAN L. DE JESUS-RIVERA; EDIBERTO RODRIGUEZ-NEGRON; CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP RODRIGUEZ-DE-JESUS; MORAIMA FIGUEROAMORALES; EDDIE W. PACHECO-SANTIAGO; CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP PACHECO-FIGUEROA; JOSE A. GARCIA-MARRERO; JOSE B. GONZALEZVELEZ; LOURDES SOTO-SANTIAGO; CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP GONZALEZSOTO; ENRIQUE M. GONZALEZ-VIRUET; KEILA Y. PELLOT-DIAZ; CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP GONZALEZ-PELLOT; GILBERTO HERNANDEZ-CAJIGAS; YAZMIN MUNOZ-GALLOZA; CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP HERNANDEZ-MUNOZ; DARYMAR HERNANDEZ-GINES; JISELA JIRAU-ADAMES; WILTHER A. AVILES-LOPEZ; CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP AVILES-JIRAU; JESSIE JUSINO-LUGO; MARIBEL CLASS-DELGADO; CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP JUSINO-CLASS; SANDRA LISBOAGONZALEZ; DENNISSE LUCIANO-COLLAZO; RICHARD CABAN-RUIZ; NELLY MALDONADO-RIVERA; CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP CABAN-LUCIANO; VICTOR M. MEDINA-BADILLO; CORINA NASTASACHE; CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP MEDINANASTASACHE; ANIBAL MIRANDA-PEREZ; GLADYS MOJICA-ORTIZ; CARLOS E. LUGO-QUINONES; CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP LUGO-MOJICA; NURYS A. MOLINA-PEREZ; RAFAEL J. MORALES-DE JESUS; JULIA V. ALBELORIVERA; CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP MORALES-ALBELO; REGINO NAVARRO- RODRIGUEZ; ADA I. MEDINA-SANCHEZ; CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP NAVARROMEDINA; AMILCAR NIEVES-SANTIAGO; CRISTINE S. HEREDIA-PEREZ; CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP NIEVES-HEREDIA; JOSE L. NOVOA-GARCIA; LUZ N. BRACERO-LUGO; CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP NOVOA-BRACERO; ORLANDO ORTIZ-BURGOS; CARMEN D. DEL RIO-SOTO; CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP ORTIZ-DEL RIO; PAMELA ORTIZ-OLMO; ILEANA OTERO-PADILLA; SHEILA PACHECO-SANCHEZ; ASTRID PAGAN-FLORES; LUIS R. PASTOR-REYES; LOURDES I. PEREZ-CARRION; NELSON MORALES-SANTANA; CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP MORALES-PEREZ; IVELISSE PEREZ-MARQUEZ; DAYNA D. PEREZ-ZAPATA; TOMAS MONTALVO-TORRES; CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP MONTALVO-PEREZ; IGNACIO RIOS-RIVAS; LESLIE E. CABALLERO-BELTRAN; CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP RIOS-CABALLERO; JOSE M. RIVERA-COLON; IVETTE M. PEREZ-NIEVES; CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP RIVERA-PEREZ; IVONNE RIVERA-ORSINI; DANIEL O. VALENTIN-ARROYO; CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP VALENTIN-RIVERA; MARILYN RODRIGUEZ-DIAZ; LEONARDO RODRIGUEZ-DIEPPA; IDALISE LAZU-LAZU; CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP RODRIGUEZ-LAZU; CARLOS J. RODRIGUEZ-HERNANDEZ; BRENDA I. COLONORTIZ; CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP RODRIGUEZ-COLON; MARIA D. RODRIGUEZTOLEDO; LUIS A. TORRES-VAZQUEZ; CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP TORRESRODRIGUEZ; GABRIEL ROSADO-DE JESUS; MARGARITA VAZQUEZ-CEDENO; CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP ROSADO-VAZQUEZ; ONIX ROSARIO-MORALES; ANGELA M. GARCIA-MUNOZ; CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP ROSARIO-GARCIA; MIGUEL J. ROSARIO-RIVERA; AMARYLLIS L. RIVERA-REYES; CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP ROSARIO-RIVERA; JOSE M. ROSARIO; EDUARDO RUIZ-VELEZ; SAUL J. SANDOVAL-MELENDEZ; AMBAR ROSARIO-LUGARO; CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP SANDOVAL-ROSARIO; CARLOS M. SANTANA-VAZQUEZ; MARIBEL CRUZ-RIVERA; CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP SANTANA-CRUZ; ANGEL L. SANTIAGO-GALARZA; DAMARI M. SANTIAGO-TORRES; EDGAR H. RODRIGUEZORENGO; CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP RODRIGUEZ-SANTIAGO; DAMARIS E. SEBASTIAN-LOPEZ; MARVIN SOSA-GONZALEZ; NIDIA I. BETANCOURTRIVERA; CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP SOSA-BETANCOURT; CELIA I. TAMARIZVARGAS; ALEXIS DELGADO-ACOSTA; CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP DELGADOTAMARIZ; JOSE O. TORO-MARTINEZ; JESSICA APONTE-APONTE; CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP TORO-APONTE; GERARDO TORRES-ORTIZ; NEREIDA TORRESRODRIGUEZ; CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP TORRES-TORRES; DIXON VARGASMONTALVO; JOSE A. VELEZ-ZAYAS; ROSA M. VIROLA-FIGUEROA; CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP VELEZ-VIROLA, Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. PUERTO RICO HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY; FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ-DOSAL, in his official capacity as Executive Director, Defendants, Appellees. ERRATA SHEET The opinion of the court, issued on July 12, 2023, is amended as follows: On page 3, line 3: Please delete "Marco" and insert "Marcos".

Some case metadata and case summaries were written with the help of AI, which can produce inaccuracies. You should read the full case before relying on it for legal research purposes.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.