United States First Circuit

Dismissal of plaintiff's claim, alleging breach of a construction contract, is affirmed where the complaint fails to state cognizable causes of action under 42 U.S.C. section 1983.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/26/2005
• Published 08/30/2005

Judges

• SELYA, Circuit Judge., Before SELYA, DYK  and HOWARD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Miguel J. Ortega-Muñoz, with whom John F. Nevares, Waleska M. Valdes-Marchand, and John F. Nevares & Associates, PSC were on brief, for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robert D. Kamenshine, Attorney, Appellate Staff, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, with whom Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, H.S. Garcia, United States Attorney, and Barbara C. Biddle, Attorney, were on brief, for federal appellees., Salvador Antonetti-Stutts, Solicitor General of Puerto Rico, with whom Mariana D. Negrón-Vargas, Deputy Solicitor General, and Doraliz E. Ortiz-De-León, Assistant Solicitor General, were on brief, for remaining appellees.