Aponte-Torres v. University of Puerto Rico

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

In this case, several employees of the University of Puerto Rico (U.P.R.) complain that their employer maintained “suspicious” files about their activities and used those files to inform employment decisions. The district court dismissed their action. After careful review, we conclude, as did the court below, that the plaintiffs’ amended complaint fails to articulate a cognizable federal claim. We also conclude that the district court did not err either in denying the plaintiffs leave to file a second amended complaint or in staying discovery for a brief interval pending…