United States First Circuit
Morales-Tanon v. Puerto Rico Elec. Power Auth., 07-1774
In an action raising political discrimination and due process claims against an employer, grant of employer's motion to dismiss is affirmed where the allegations in the complaint, viewed in the most favorable light for the plaintiff, failed to state a claim on which relief could be granted.
Appellate Information
- Decided 04/17/2008
- Published 04/17/2008
Judges
- LYNCH, Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA and LYNCH, Circuit Judges, and KEENAN , Senior District Judge.
Court
- United States First Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Julio César Alejandro Serrano and Nicolás Nogueras Cartagena on brief for appellant.
- For Appellees:
- Marie L. Cortés Cortés and Llovet Zurinaga & López, PSC on brief for appellees the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority and Jorge Rodríguez, Edwin Rivera, Valeriano Otero, Ramón Burgos, Luis Jiménez-Pagán, and Luis Avilés in their official capacities., Irene S. Soroeta-Kodesh, Assistant Solicitor General, Salvador J. Antonetti-Stutts, Solicitor General, Mariana D. Negrón-Vargas, Deputy Solicitor General, and Maite D. Oronoz-Rodríguez, Deputy Solicitor General, on brief for appellees Edwin Rivera, Valeriano Otero, Luis Avilés, Wilfredo Pantojas, Ramón Burgos, and Luis Jiménez-Pagán in their individual capacities.