United States First Circuit

An entity's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 claim, that defendants' refusal to carry through with transfer of assets and funding in a transaction was motivated by plaintiff's political ties, is not actionable where there was no binding obligation to make grants to plaintiff.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/16/2002
• Published 10/16/2002

Judges

• BOUDIN, Chief Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge, and SELYA, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Luis G. Rullan-Marin with whom Zoraida Buxo-Santiago, Rullan & Buxo, PSC, Jane Becker-Whitaker and Law Offices of Jane Becker Whitaker, PSC were on brief for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Rafael Escalera-Rodriguez with whom Nestor J. Navas and Reichard & Escalera were on brief for institutional defendants., Camella Fernandez-Romeu, Assistant Solicitor General, with whom Roberto J. Sanchez-Ramos, Solicitor General, and Vanessa Lugo Flores, Deputy Solicitor General, were on brief for individual defendants.