United States First Circuit

Dismissal of a First Amendment political discrimination claim under 42 U.S.C. 1983 is affirmed where plaintiff failed to allege that any of the actions taken by defendants were motivated by political discrimination, and the district court was under no obligation to allow plaintiff to amend his complaint sua sponte.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/22/2006
• Published 03/22/2006

Judges

• LYNCH, Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, HANSEN, Senior Circuit Judge , and LYNCH, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Mauricio Hernández Arroyo, with whom Law Offices of Mauricio Hernández Arroyo was on brief, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Sarah Y. Rosado-Morales, Assistant Solicitor General, with whom Salvador J. Antonetti-Stutts, Solicitor General, Mariana D. Negrón-Vargas, Deputy Solicitor General, and Maite D. Oronoz-Rodríguez, Deputy Solicitor General, were on brief, for appellees.