Legal Opinion
Morales-Tañon v. Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 17, 2008No. 07-1774PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
Luis Morales-Tañon appeals the dismissal of his political discrimination and due process claims against his employer, the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (“PREPA”), and various of its representatives. Morales-Tañon brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming violations of his First, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendment rights; he also alleged violations of Puerto Rico law. The district court dismissed all of plaintiffs claims, and we affirm.
Because plaintiffs claims were dismissed under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), we accept the well-pleaded allegations in…
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