Opinion ID: 195323
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Text: 8 Colonial argues on appeal that the district court erred in granting summary judgment on the Sec. 1983 claims; that the court erred in denying Colonial's motion for leave to engage in discovery under Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(f); and that the court erred in granting summary judgment for defendants on the state law claims. We consider those arguments seriatim. 9 The first issue is whether the district court erred in granting summary judgment on the federal due process claims. Our review of the district court's order is de novo. Nestor Colon Medina & Sucesores, Inc. v. Custodio, 964 F.2d 32, 39 (1st Cir.1992). Summary judgment is proper where no material facts are in dispute, and the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(c). 10 Defendants argue that summary judgment was proper because this case is analogous to our line of cases upholding pretrial orders disposing of Sec. 1983 due process claims brought by frustrated applicants against local permitting officials. See, e.g., Nestor Colon, 964 F.2d 32; PFZ Properties, Inc. v. Rodriguez, 928 F.2d 28 (1st Cir.1991), cert. dismissed, --- U.S. ----, 112 S.Ct. 1151, 117 L.Ed.2d 400 (1992); Creative Env'ts, Inc. v. Estabrook, 680 F.2d 822 (1st Cir.), cert. denied, 459 U.S. 989, 103 S.Ct. 345, 74 L.Ed.2d 385 (1982). We agree. In this case, as in those cases, the procedural and substantive due process claims were not actionable under Sec. 1983.