United States First Circuit

Dismissal of political discrimination claim is reversed where policymaking exception does not apply to contractors seeking to collect for services rendered, but affirmed where: 1) procedural due process claim did not allege lack of adequate state law contract remedies; and 2) substantive due process claim is precluded by First Amendment claim.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/03/2006
• Published 05/03/2006

Judges

• JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, JOHN R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge , and LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Pedro R. Vázquez, III for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jorge Martínez-Luciano and Gina Ismalia Gutiérrez-Galang, with whom Carlos Del Valle-Cruz was on brief, for appellees.