Legal Opinion
Cosme-Rosado v. Serrano-Rodriguez
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 2, 2004No. 02-1600PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOWARD, Circuit Judge.
Seeking monetary damages and prospective injunctive relief, several landowners brought a federal lawsuit against the mayor of Naranjito, Puerto Rico, for alleged violations of rights secured under the federal Constitution and commonwealth law. See 42 U.S.C. § 1983; 28 U.S.C. § 1367(a). The district court granted summary judgment for the mayor on all federal claims and dismissed the commonwealth claims without prejudice, see 28 U.S.C. § 1367(c), upon finding that the landowners had failed to comply with Local Rule 311.12 and had therefore admitted the veracity of the…
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