Rojas-Velazquez v. Figueroa-Sancha

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• noting that \the jurisdiction of the court of appeals normally is limited to review of orders and judgments specifically described in the notice of appeal\
• dismissing First Amendment claim where defendants’ alleged motivation for adverse employment action was not based in plaintiffs party membership, support for party candidates or advocacy of party policies
• “This may be an undeserved penalty, but discrimination based on non-political association does not implicate the First Amendment.”
• “Puerto Rico law is pellucid: a public employee may have a property interest in his continued employment, ... but not in the particular functions of his job”
• “Because the only federal claims in this suit were properly dismissed, the court’s decision not to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the pendent claims cannot seriously be questioned.”
• “Because the only federal claims in this suit were properly dismissed, the court’s decision not to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the pendent claims cannot seriously be questioned.” (citation omitted)

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