Legal Opinion
Maloy v. Ballori-Lage
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 7, 2014No. 12-1979PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAYATTA, Circuit Judge.
Michelle Maloy claims that the Puerto Rico Real Estate Examining Board denied her a license in retaliation for her public criticism of the Board, thereby violating her rights under the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. The district court granted the Board’s motion to dismiss Maloy’s complaint under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). We vacate the judgment, because we find that Maloy’s allegations plausibly state a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
I. Background
Because this appeal follows the dismissal of Maloy’s claim, we take as true the facts…
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