Legal Opinion
Flores-Silva v. McClintock-Hernandez
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 11, 2013No. 11-2495PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
This case comes before us after the District Court of Puerto Rico found that a complaint filed by Lelis Y. Flores Silva (“Flores”) failed to state a claim and determined that amendment would be futile. Flores only appeals the futility finding. We rule that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying the requested amendment and thus affirm.
I. Background
On New Year’s Eve of 2010, Flores, an International Affairs Specialist at the Puerto Rico State Department, filed a complaint against said department, ten of its employees (including the then Secretary of…
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