Delapaz v. Richardson

Dist. Ct. did not err in granting defendant's motion for summary judgment in section 1983 action alleging that defendant-supervisor demoted plaintiffs from their temporary supervisor positions on account of their membership in Hispanic Democratic Organization (HDO) in violation of their First Amendment rights. Plaintiffs admitted in their Local Rule 56.1 response that someone other than defendant ordered that all individuals who had temporary assignments be returned to their former positions, and plaintiffs otherwise waived issue of defendant's personal involvement in demotion decision by failing to address in Dist. Ct. defendant's claim that he had no role in their return to their former positions. Alternatively, plaintiffs provided only speculation as to whether defendant was aware of their affiliation with HDO.