Villanueva v. United States, No. 10-2431 (1st Cir. 2011)
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Plaintiff was employed as a custodial worker at a Coast Guard Air Station in Puerto Rico for four and one half years before being fired for allegedly pilfering various items. He filed suit against the federal government under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. 1346(b), 2671 , and the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 701, alleging constitutional violations and negligence. The district court dismissed. The First Circuit affirmed. State law is the source of substantive liability under the FTCA; the Act does not waive immunity for constitutional tort claims. The district court, therefore, lacked subject matter jurisdiction.
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